Assembly of Three Buddhas
Ink and color on silk
Assembly of Three Buddhas
CHINA; Southern Song dynasty
The signature “Zhao of Siming” on this painting suggests that it could have been painted by Zhao Jue of Zhejiang, Ningbo during the Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279). It was later brought to Japan, where it was listed as an Important Cultural Property in 1988. In the upper register, three seated Buddhas are arranged in a triangular formation below a layer of clouds. The Ten Great Disciples stand behind the Buddhas. Two Bodhisattvas, the Four Heavenly Kings, and a multitude of heavenly beings fill the bottom half of the painting, where a pillar topped with a flaming jewel stands in the center.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H, page 67.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Assembly of Three Buddhas." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H, vol. 14, 2016, pp. 67.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Assembly of Three Buddhas" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H, 14:67.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Assembly of Three Buddhas. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H (Vol. 14, pp. 67).
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