Buddha Amida's welcoming descent

A standing haloed figure rises on a large lotus blossom at the center of a dark brown silk panel, with two smaller haloed attendants kneeling on lotus clouds at lower left and right. The muted orange-brown figures stand out against the faded, nearly black ground of this hanging scroll.

Artist

Unknown

Date

14th century?

Medium

Colored embroidery on silk panel

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

2304 × 4000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art