Shakyamuni Triad: Buddha Attended by Manjushri and Samantabhadra

A seated Buddha sits centrally on a red lotus throne within a haloed mandorla, his right hand raised. Two smaller attendant bodhisattvas stand or sit at either side, their figures and mounts dimmed by age on a brown silk ground.

Look closer: A faint canopy motif hovers at the top edge above the halo.

Artist

Unknown

Date

c. 900

Medium

Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

Source

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Size

2236 × 3400 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund