Shakyamuni Triad: Buddha Attended by Manjushri and Samantabhadra (Bodhisattva with Lion)

late 1300s

Maker Unknown

Chinese Art

Shakyamuni Triad: Buddha Attended by Manjushri and Samantabhadra (Bodhisattva with Lion), late 1300s. China, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368). Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk; painting: 107 x 46.5 cm (42 1/8 x 18 5/16 in.); overall: 192 x 62.5 cm (75 9/16 x 24 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2009.342.1 Manjushri, the bodhisattva of wisdom, leads the child Sudhana on his quest for enlightenment.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
Medium: hanging, scroll, ink, color, silk
Dimensions: Painting: 107 x 46.5 cm (42 1/8 x 18 5/16 in.); Overall: 192 x 62.5 cm (75 9/16 x 24 5/8 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Inscription at the bottom of the central scroll reads: "Da Song Fuzhou fu…(Fuzhou prefecture of the great Song)."
Departments: Chinese Art
Accession Number: 2009.342.1
Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Exhibitions: Taming Tigers and Releasing Dragons: Masterpieces of Chinese Buddhist Art – Chinese Gallery Rotation 240a, 241c, <em>Main gallery rotation (Gallery 244), </em>The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (March 11-July 7, 2015).
Rights Statement: CC0