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Tibetan thangka painting of a golden seated Buddha beneath a flowering tree, surrounded by crowds of figures and clouds in a dense, colorful composition.

Amitabha and the Western Pure Land (Sukhavati), ca. 1700

A densely populated Tibetan thangka shows a seated golden Buddha at the center beneath a flowering tree, surrounded by tiered rows of figures, celestial clouds, and architectural platforms. Distemper and gold on cloth; the crowded composition fills the frame with red, green, and blue tones.

Artist
Unknown
Date
ca. 1700
Medium
Distemper with gold on cloth
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
2628 × 3800 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1710).
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Barbara and William Karatz Gift and funds from various donors, 2004

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