Sakyamuni seated upon three demon-like creatures

A seated bearded man in a red robe, bare-chested and with one hand raised, sits atop a heap of dark, clawed creatures against a plain brown silk ground. The hanging scroll in ink and color is centered with a small figure, leaving wide empty space around him and the faded, uneven pigments.

Artist

Formerly attributed to Guanxiu (傳)貫休 (822-912)

Date

14th-15th century

Medium

Ink and color on silk

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

2148 × 4000 px

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