Feb 23, 1999
May 8, 2012
May 8, 2012

Tathagata Buddha

Tathagata Buddha

오여래도 (五如來圖)

late 1800s

Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

Overall: 214 x 69.4 cm (84 1/4 x 27 5/16 in.)

Worcester R. Warner Collection 1918.542

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Did you know?

The term Tathāgata can be understood as both "one who has thus gone" and "one who has thus come."

Description

Buddhist paintings of the late Joseon period (from the 17th to the 19th century) have several characteristics different from their precedents. Generally, they were painted in bright mineral pigments on either thick paper or hemp. This large painting, which measures more than 2 meters tall, used to serve as a banner for outdoor Buddhist ceremonies such as the water-and-land rite (水陸會).

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