Assembly of Buddhist Deities
Unknown Artist
1846
Medium
handscroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
78 × 216 cm · painting only: 67.1 × 211.3 cm
Classification
Painting
Department
Korean Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Director's Contingent Fund
Accession Number
1918.541
About this artwork
The central deity in this Buddhist painting is Sākyamuni Buddha, given that he is displaying the earth-touching hand gesture. He is surrounded by several bodhisattvas and disciples. The inscription below, even though partly erased, tells us that the painting was created in 1846 and was hung in the monks’ residential hall.