Caption

Shakyamuni Buddha, Tibetan Buddhist art, Himalayan art, Nepalese art, Tibetan, Himalayan, plant (ornament), lotus throne, ushnisha, Buddhism. Colored woodcut depicting Shakyamuni Buddha in a frame with a plant motif, 1st half of the 20th century, Nepal, print, height 39.2 cm, width 38.0 cm., A framed painted image on textured gray paper showing a seated figure in a meditative pose wearing red robes, with pale skin and dark hair tied in a topknot, a circular yellow halo behind the head, and hands held together near the chest; the figure sits on a cushion with red and yellow tones. The framed area contains an ornate arch and border decorated with scrolling floral and leaf motifs in green, red, blue, black, and gray, with patterned detailing; the outer margins of the sheet are mottled gray with creases and slight discoloration.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A40_297

License type

Rights managed

Available size

100.1Mb (7.3Mb) / 19.4in x 20.0in / 5832 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Shakyamuni Buddha Tibetan Buddhist art Himalayan art Nepalese art Tibetan Himalayan plant ornament lotus throne ushnisha Buddhism Colored woodcut depicting Shakyamuni Buddha frame plant motif 1st half 20th century Nepal print height 39.2 cm width 38.0 cm framed painted image textured gray paper showing seated figure meditative pose wearing red robes pale skin dark hair tied topknot circular yellow halo head hands held together near chest figure sits cushion red yellow tones framed area contains ornate arch border decorated scrolling floral leaf motifs green blue black gray patterned detailing outer margins sheet mottled gray creases slight discoloration.