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Himalayan thangka showing a seated gold bodhisattva in green robes at center, surrounded by rows of small seated figures in red and blue borders.

Bodhisattva Maitreya Surrounded By His Retinue

A seated gold-skinned bodhisattva in green robes and a tall crown rests at the center of a red-bordered painting. Smaller seated figures fill rows of framed niches around the edge, and two standing attendants flank the central figure beside lotus pedestals.

Artist
Unknown
Date
16th century
Medium
Opaque watercolor and gold on cotton
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2094 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1600).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Marilynn B. Alsdorf

Español: Bodhisattva Maitreya rodeado de su séquito, thangka

Un bodhisattva sentado, de piel dorada y túnica verde, con una alta corona, ocupa el centro de una pintura con borde rojo. Figuras sentadas más pequeñas llenan hileras de nichos enmarcados en el borde, y dos asistentes de pie flanquean la figura central.

Português: Bodisatva Maitreya cercado por seu séquito, thangka

Um bodisatva sentado, de pele dourada e vestes verdes, com uma alta coroa, ocupa o centro de uma pintura com moldura vermelha. Figuras sentadas menores preenchem fileiras de nichos emoldurados na borda, e dois assistentes em pé ladeiam a figura central.

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