Buddha Shakyamuni as "Lord of the Munis" thangka

A seated gilded Buddha in red robes raises his right hand in a gesture of teaching at the center of a ritual painting. Two bodhisattvas in jewelry stand on either side, and rows of small seated Buddhas fill the red and dark blue border. Painted in distemper on cloth.

Artist

Unknown

Date

mid-17th century

Medium

Distemper on cloth

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

3459 × 4000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Zimmerman Family Collection, Gift of the Zimmerman Family, 2008