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- Permanent Link:
- http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA005827/00001
Notes
- Abstract:
- Śākyamuni, the Buddha of the present world age, lived around the fourth century BCE in northern India. He is here portrayed against a landscape background with other Buddha figures in the sky and scenes from his life. The composition reflects the integration in Tibetan art of the iconic style of portrayal inherited from South Asia with the treatment of landscape derived from Chinese art, which was achieved by the fifteenth century and has continued to the present day. The dating of Tibetan thangkas is often difficult, but is aided in this piece by the Chinese silk brocade of the mount (Text by Philip Denwood, from the exhibition catalogue: Objects of instruction : treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies, Anna Contadini, Editor. London : SOAS, University of London, 2007.) ( en )
- General Note:
- VIAF (name authority) : Gautama Buddha : 259214649
- General Note:
- The 'Objects of instruction : the treasures of SOAS' exhibition was funded through a generous gift from the Foyle Foundation and with the support of the Arts & Humanities Research Council.
- General Note:
- Source: A. Contadini (ed.), Objects of instruction : treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies. London : SOAS, University of London, 2007. Listed as item number: 61
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- SOAS, University of London
- Holding Location:
- Brunei Gallery
- Rights Management:
- All applicable rights reserved by the source institution and holding location.
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