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Shakyamuni Buddha
Shakyamuni Buddha

Shakyamuni Buddha

CultureChinese
DateMing dynasty (1368-1644)
MediumHanging scroll; painting on silk
DimensionsOverall: 57 1/4 × 30 inches (145.42 × 76.2 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number34-261
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DescriptionBuddha seated on a throne; two guardians and two semi-nude children; Baldachin over head; Buddha in purple figured and green brocade.Provenance

With Wan Ku Chai, Peiping (modern-day Beijing), China, by April 28, 1934 [1];

Purchased from Wan Ku Chai, through Laurence Sickman, by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1934.

NOTES:

[1] Sickman's purchase record, Nelson-Atkins Archives, RG80-15 William Rockhill Nelson Trust Office Files, box 1a, Art Invoices/Vouchers 1934.

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