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Painted Buddhist hanging scroll: a seated Buddha in red robes flanked by two standing bodhisattvas with golden halos against a dark background.

Amitabha triad

A hanging scroll shows a seated Buddha in a red and gold robe on a tiered throne, framed by a golden halo and dark mandorla. Two standing bodhisattvas flank him, holding lotus flowers, with their own halos and draped garments rendered in ink, color and gold on silk.

Artist
Unidentified artist
Date
ca. 13th century
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink, color and gold on silk
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
2021 × 4000 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1350).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1930

Español: Tríada de Amitabha, pergamino budista colgante

Un pergamino colgante muestra a un Buda sentado con túnica roja y dorada sobre un trono escalonado, enmarcado por un halo dorado y una mandorla oscura. Dos bodisatvas de pie lo flanquean, sosteniendo flores de loto, con halos y ropajes pintados en tinta, color y oro sobre seda.

Português: Tríade de Amitabha, pergaminho budista suspenso

Um pergaminho suspenso mostra um Buda sentado, com manto vermelho e dourado, sobre um trono escalonado, emoldurado por um halo dourado e uma mandorla escura. Dois bodhisattvas em pé o ladeiam, segurando flores de lótus, com halos e vestes pintados em tinta, cor e ouro sobre seda.

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