Government of India
Amitabh
Keywords: Thangaka
Miniature Painting
Publisher: Allahabad Museum, Allahabad
Description: Amitabh in Sukhavati is mounted on a navy blue Chinese brocade. It is an unfinished thangka. It features a woodblock print of Buddha Shakyamuni enthroned in meditation-pose, holding the begging bowl in his lap. He is surrounded by Bodhisattvas and narratives. It is a Thangka style of painting. The picture depicts Buddhist culture. This belongs to Thangka art. Now exhibit in Allahabad Museum, Allahabad.
Type: Thangaka
Received From: Allahabad Museum
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Buryatia |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-08-29T02:54:17Z |
| dc.date.available | 2020-08-29T02:54:17Z |
| dc.description | Amitabh in Sukhavati is mounted on a navy blue Chinese brocade. It is an unfinished thangka. It features a woodblock print of Buddha Shakyamuni enthroned in meditation-pose, holding the begging bowl in his lap. He is surrounded by Bodhisattvas and narratives. It is a Thangka style of painting. The picture depicts Buddhist culture. This belongs to Thangka art. Now exhibit in Allahabad Museum, Allahabad. |
| dc.format.extent | 50.5 x 65.5 cm |
| dc.format.mimetype | image/jpg |
| dc.publisher | Allahabad Museum, Allahabad |
| dc.subject | Thangaka Miniature Painting |
| dc.type | Thangaka |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | AM-MIN-THNK-1892 |
| dc.format.medium | image |
| dc.format.material | Paper and Cloth, Silk or Cotton |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Buryatia |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-08-29T02:54:17Z |
| dc.date.available | 2020-08-29T02:54:17Z |
| dc.description | Amitabh in Sukhavati is mounted on a navy blue Chinese brocade. It is an unfinished thangka. It features a woodblock print of Buddha Shakyamuni enthroned in meditation-pose, holding the begging bowl in his lap. He is surrounded by Bodhisattvas and narratives. It is a Thangka style of painting. The picture depicts Buddhist culture. This belongs to Thangka art. Now exhibit in Allahabad Museum, Allahabad. |
| dc.format.extent | 50.5 x 65.5 cm |
| dc.format.mimetype | image/jpg |
| dc.publisher | Allahabad Museum, Allahabad |
| dc.subject | Thangaka Miniature Painting |
| dc.type | Thangaka |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | AM-MIN-THNK-1892 |
| dc.format.medium | image |
| dc.format.material | Paper and Cloth, Silk or Cotton |
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