Dusky brown painting depicting seated Buddha featuring text and deity portraits above, attendants assembled below

Buddha Shakyamuni, central painting from a set of seven paintings

Location
Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China

Date
dated 1660

Creator
Tenth Karmapa, Choying Dorje (Tibetan, 1604–1674)

Dimensions
ink and pigment on silk; 26¾ x 16½ in. (68 x 42 cm)

Collection
Lijiang Municipal Museum; no. 439.1

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