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Painted Buddhist hanging scroll: a seated Buddha in red robes flanked by two standing bodhisattvas with golden halos against a dark background.

Amitabha Triad, Buddhist Hanging Scroll

A hanging scroll shows a seated Buddha in a red and gold robe on a tiered throne, framed by a golden halo and dark mandorla. Two standing bodhisattvas flank him, holding lotus flowers, with their own halos and draped garments rendered in ink, color and gold on silk.

Artist
Unidentified artist
Date
ca. 13th century
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink, color and gold on silk
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
2021 × 4000 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1350).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · 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, Rogers Fund, 1930

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