id:			157563
accession number:	1994.94
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1994.94
updated:		2023-03-15 15:46:13.393000

Seated Amitābha, late 1500s–early 1600s. Chinese, Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk; overall with knobs: 236.9 x 105.7 cm (93 1/4 x 41 5/8 in.); painting only: 130.8 x 75 cm (51 1/2 x 29 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of David S. Utterberg and the Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 1994.94

title:				Seated Amitābha
title in original language:	阿彌陀佛
series:				
series in original language:	
creation date:			late 1500s–early 1600s
creation date earliest:		1575
creation date latest:		1625
current location:		
creditline:			Gift of David S. Utterberg and the Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	Chinese, Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
technique:	hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	ASIAN - Hanging scroll
type:		Painting
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catalogue raisonne: 

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measurements: Overall with knobs: 236.9 x 105.7 cm (93 1/4 x 41 5/8 in.); Painting only: 130.8 x 75 cm (51 1/2 x 29 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Object in Focus: Seated Amit'a
	opening date:   1998-07-28T00:00:00
	<i>Object in Focus: Seated Amit'a</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 28-September 27, 1998).

	title:		Korean Gallery 236 Rotation
	opening date:   2018-07-16T04:00:00
	<i>Korean Gallery 236 Rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (July 16, 2018-January 20, 2019).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(R-L Sneider Inc., New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?–1994
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1994–
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fun fact:
Originally, this scroll was acquired by the museum as a Korean work, but has now been tentatively reattributed as Ming period Chinese.

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wall description:
This magnificent Buddha, called Amitābha (literally, “infinite light”) is seated on a lotus pedestal with both palms facing up over crossed legs, suggesting that it is in deep meditation. In contrast to the richly ornamented throne on which the Buddha is seated, the figure itself is devoid of any jewelry or decorative attributes, emphasizing its enlightened status and detachment from worldly affairs. The lion head in the center of the pedestal is a motif from Central Asia, which can also be seen in the halo or nimbus of Chinese Buddhist stone steles.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Waterhouse, Helen.<em> Buddhism: Study Guide</em>. Milton Keynes: Open University, 2005.
	page number: 	Reproduced: pl. 9
	url:		https://archive.org/details/buddhismstudygui0000wate/page/n103/mode/2up?q=utterberg

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