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anonymous: Buddha Vairocana  wikidata:Q28801603 reasonator:Q28801603
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Title
Buddha Vairocana
title QS:P1476,en:"Buddha Vairocana"
label QS:Len,"Buddha Vairocana"
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Genre religious art Edit this at Wikidata
Description
This representation of Buddha Vairocana, the “Resplendent One,” features several of his defining characteristics, including his white color, performing the teaching gesture (dharmacakramudra), and sitting on an elaborate lion throne. The two bodhisattvas flanking him—one green and carrying a sword, the other red and holding a lotus—and the teachers in the upper corners cannot be identified with certainty. This painting was likely part of a set and only the knowledge of the whole set enables the identification of the secondary figures.
Date 14th century
date QS:P571,+1350-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Medium Pigments on cloth
English: Pigments on cloth
institution QS:P195,Q63751
Accession number
F1998.3.6
Exhibition history
English: - RMA, "Masterworks: Jewels of the Collection" (03/11/11 - 1/9/12), Rotation 1 - RMA, March 24th Asia Week Reception, 2004

References Google Arts & Culture asset ID: wwE_J7zFIMK4zA Edit this at Wikidata
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