cma-korean-art: Seated Amitābha, late 1500s-early 1600s, Cleveland Museum of Art: Korean ArtThis mag
cma-korean-art: Seated Amitābha, late 1500s-early 1600s, Cleveland Museum of Art: Korean ArtThis 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 a deep meditation. Originally, this scroll was acquired by the museum as a Korean work, but has now been reattributed as Ming period Chinese. One of the major reasons for this reattribution is that contemporaneous Korean works mostly depict this deity giving a sermon, surrounded by a large retinue of Buddhist guardians and celestial beings, rather than meditating. Stylistic elements that emphasize ornamentation, such as a chain of flying flames on its body halo and a multitiered throne festooned with colorful floral and geometric patterns also confirm the current reattribution.Size: Overall: 234.9 x 105.7 cm (92 ½ x 41 5/8 in.); Painting only: 128.5 x 73 cm (50 9/16 x 28 ¾ in.)Medium: hanging scroll, ink and color on silkhttps://clevelandart.org/art/1994.94 -- source link