釈迦三尊十六羅漢像|Shaka (Shakyamuni), the Historical Buddha, with Two Attendant Bodhisattvas and Sixteen Arhats
Unknown Artist
14th century
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk
Dimensions
Image: 56 1/8 × 29 13/16 in. (142.5 × 75.7 cm) Overall with mounting: 96 7/16 × 39 1/8 in. (245 × 99.3 cm) Overall with knobs: 96 7/16 × 42 3/8 in. (245 × 107.6 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
Japan · Kamakura (1185–1333)–Nanbokuchō (1336–92) period
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
Accession Number
2015.300.1
Tags
Art Historical Context
This magnificent 14th-century hanging scroll, *Shaka (Shakyamuni), the Historical, with Two Attendanthisattvas and Sixteen Arats*, captures a sacred Buddhist assembly from Japan's Kamakura (1185–1333) to Nanbokuchō1336–92). Painted by an unknown artist on silk using ink, vibrant colors, and lavish gold, it measures over 7 feet tall when fully mounted, making it a dramatic centerpiece for temple rituals or private devotion. The central Shakyamuni Buddha is flanked by two Bodhisattvas, surrounded by the Sixteen Arhats—his enlightened disciples—each vividly rendered amid symbolic companions like ...