Unknown Maker, Chinese

Amitābha Buddha, Ming

Maker

Culture

Chinese

Title

Amitābha Buddha

Year

Ming

Medium

color, ink, gold

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Overall with mount: 201.1 x 104.1 cm (79 3/16 x 41 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription: 大明萬曆己酉年
慈聖皇太后繪造
Translation: Painted [on the order of] Empress Dowager Cisheng, in the jiyou year of the Wanli era [1609] of the Great Ming

Seals: The large imperial seal under the inscription in the upper right corner appears to be that of the Wanli Empress Dowager, Li shi (1546-1614)

Place

Origin: China

Type

Credit

Museum Appropriation Fund

Object Number

18.093

Amitābha Buddha

Inscription: 大明萬曆己酉年
慈聖皇太后繪造
Translation: Painted [on the order of] Empress Dowager Cisheng, in the jiyou year of the Wanli era [1609] of the Great Ming

Seals: The large imperial seal under the inscription in the upper right corner appears to be that of the Wanli Empress Dowager, Li shi (1546-1614)

Origin: China

Publications

Exhibition History

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