Tathagata Buddha
Unknown Artist
late 1800s
Medium
hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
214 × 69.4 cm · painting only: 53.2 × 48.9 cm
Classification
Painting
Department
Korean Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Worcester R. Warner Collection
Accession Number
1918.542
About this artwork
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).