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Maker(s):Unknown
Title:Buddhist scene
Type:Painting
Materials:Scroll; painting on paper
Place Made:Asia
Measurements:Sheet: 32 5/8 x 16 in; Image: 30 3/8x 14 1/2 in
Narrative Inscription:  No inscription.
Accession Number:  MH 2000.28.INV
Credit Line:Source and date of acquisition unknown
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Vertical image of Buddhist scene with figures making pilgrimage. Lower portion are animals, worldly people with weapons and a buddha. A river of flame and water separate this world with an enlightened world, in which a large portion are water (or pond) with lotus, and occupied by various bodhisattva and religious deity with prayers. Flowers, sacred animals, and architecture is visible. The top portion are clouds and flying deities.

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