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PROPERTY OF AN ENGLISH GENTLEMAN
英國私人珍藏
807 The palace scene in the current painting represents the heaven in which
Maitreya resides. When the principles of Shakyamuni Buddha’s teachings
A GOLD LEAF-EMBELLISHED PAINTING OF MAITREYA IN THE have been forgotten on earth, Maitreya descends from the Tushita Heaven
TUSHITA HEAVEN and is reincarnated on earth to become the Future Buddha. The fgure below
TIBET, 17TH CENTURY the central fgure is thus again Maitreya, and the rainbow is the ‘trail’ to the
earth below. The various adoring fgures are disciples who have achieved
西藏 十九世紀 彌勒佛坐像畫 enlightenment and have been born in the Tushita Heaven.
Maitreya is depicted to the centre, looking upon a further representation of
himself within an elaborate palace scene above a trailing rainbow. Various
disciples are portrayed within the scene, and there are four Buddhas, one at
each corner.
36æ in. x 51æ in. (90.8 cm. x 131.4 cm.)
£2,000-3,000 $3,100-4,500
€2,800-4,100
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