Sujet

Bathing of the Buddha Festival, Qing dynasty, 1833. Annual celebration held to commemorate the birth of the historical Buddha. One disciple opens his stomach to reveal the Buddha nature within, another magically creates a temple in mid-air. Some merely mend clothes or read sutras. Auspicious animals include a lion, elephant, tiger, dragon, and phoenix.

Légende

Bathing of the Buddha Festival, Qing dynasty, 1833. Creator: Hua Ziyou.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM22A05_050

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

13,1Mo (781,3Ko) / 12,9cm x 25,4cm / 1523 x 3000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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