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Gold painting on dark blue paper of seated Buddhas with halos above a mountain landscape, with a small pagoda and clouds.

Devadatta, Chapter 12 of the Lotus Sutra, Heian handscroll

Gold lines on dark indigo paper show seated Buddhas with haloes arranged in tiers above a mountain landscape. At left, a small pagoda sits near figures on a rocky shore, while clouds and waves fill the lower and upper areas.

Artist
Unknown
Date
12th century
Medium
Handscroll; gold and silver on indigo-dyed paper
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
1831 × 2000 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1200).
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, Seymour Fund, 1965

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