THREE PRINCIPAL BUDDHAS AND BODHISATTVAS, MING DYNASTY

THREE PRINCIPAL BUDDHAS AND BODHISATTVAS', MING DYNASTY
China, 16th-17th century. Ink and watercolors on silk. Finely painted in bright colors with Buddha Shakyamuni flanked by Amitabha and the Medicine Buddha, all seated in dhyanasana on lotus pedestals with hands clasped together and halos behind them, below eight bodhisattvas holding various attributes and with halos behind them as well, above them five wrathful guardians, all amid colorful clouds. With a silk brocade frame and mounted as a hanging scroll.
Provenance:
A French private collector, acquired in an after-auction sale from Christie's Paris, Art d'Asie, 11 June 2008, lot 298.
Condition:
Extensive wear, creasing, soiling, the colors faded in some areas, minor tears and small losses here and there.
Dimensions: Image size 141 x 86 cm, Size incl. mounting 179 x 101 cm
明代《三世佛及其脅侍》圖
中國，十六至十七世紀，絹本設色水墨。精美彩繪橫三世佛，中央是釋迦牟尼，兩側分別是藥師佛和阿彌陀佛。三世佛禪定坐於蓮座，雙手合十，身後有光背。其下方有八位脅侍菩薩，他們身後也有光背；其上方有五位忿怒神，四周彩雲圍繞。用絲織錦框，掛軸。
來源
:
法國私人收藏，購於巴黎佳士得2008年6月11日的 Art d'Asie拍賣之後，當時 lot 298
品相
:
磨損嚴重，摺痕、污跡，局部褪色和輕微撕裂，小缺損
尺寸: 畫面141 x 86 厘米，總 179 x 101 厘米