COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
CMA_.2000.68
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CMA_.2000.68
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2001
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2001
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Paintings
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Paintings
Object Type
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Creator Nationality:
Asian; Far East Asian; Tibetan
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Asian; Far East Asian; Tibetan
Creator Nationality
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Creator Name-CRT:
Tibet, Western Himalayas from Tabo Monastery, c. 12th century
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Tibet, Western Himalayas from Tabo Monastery, c. 12th century
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Seated Amitabha with Attendants
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Seated Amitabha with Attendants
Title
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Title Type:
Primary
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Primary
Title Type
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
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Creation Date:
c. 1100s
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c. 1100s
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
1100
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1100
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
1200
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1200
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
thanka painting on canvas
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thanka painting on canvas
Materials and Techniques
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Creation Place:
Tabo Monastery
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Tabo Monastery
Creation Place
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Creation Place:
western Himalayas
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western Himalayas
Creation Place
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Dimensions:
Image: 78.2cm x 62.9cm, Overall: 100cm x 66.7cm
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Image: 78.2cm x 62.9cm, Overall: 100cm x 66.7cm
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
2000.68
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2000.68
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
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Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
Credit Line
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
This temple banner (thangka) with the seated image of Amitabha in the center flanked by enlighened beings called Bodhisattvas, represents a slightly later version of the same Western Tibetan style as the miniature painting of Preaching Buddha also shown here. This painting is unfinished, however, revealing very fluid and accomplished ink draw-ing underneath. Normally, once the colors were applied, the drawing would not have been visible. Here the artist got as far as applying only three basic colors: white (often used as the ground), red, and black. The painting dates to the 12th century, which makes it one of the earliest Western Tibetan style thangkas known.Like the miniature painting (2000.67), this thangka relates to the museum's two 11th-century sculptures from the Western Himalayas-the bronze Standing Buddha (1966.30, on view in Gallery 116) and the polychromed wooden sculpture of a Seated Buddha (1986.6, not currently on view) The paintings replicate the style found in the two sculptures. Both the Tabo and Tholing Monasteries, where the paintings were recovered, were founded by King Yesheö of Guge in the 11th century.
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This temple banner (thangka) with the seated image of Amitabha in the center flanked by enlighened beings called Bodhisattvas, represents a slightly later version of the same Western Tibetan style as the miniature painting of Preaching Buddha also shown here. This painting is unfinished, however, revealing very fluid and accomplished ink draw-ing underneath. Normally, once the colors were applied, the drawing would not have been visible. Here the artist got as far as applying only three basic colors: white (often used as the ground), red, and black. The painting dates to the 12th century, which makes it one of the earliest Western Tibetan style thangkas known.Like the miniature painting (2000.67), this thangka relates to the museum's two 11th-century sculptures from the Western Himalayas-the bronze Standing Buddha (1966.30, on view in Gallery 116) and the polychromed wooden sculpture of a Seated Buddha (1986.6, not currently on view) The paintings replicate the style found in the two sculptures. Both the Tabo and Tholing Monasteries, where the paintings were recovered, were founded by King Yesheö of Guge in the 11th century.
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.2000.68.tif
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CMA_.2000.68.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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