Buddha seated in meditation amidst landscape replete with buildings, vegetation, and figures enacting various scenes

The Previous Lives of Buddha Shakyamuni

Location
Kham region, eastern Tibet

Date
19th century

Material
pigments on cotton

Dimensions
34¼ x 22¼ in. (87 x 56.5 cm)

Collection
Rubin Museum of Art; C2006.66.21 (HAR 680)

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