The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 25, 2024
Tathagata Buddha
late 1800s
Location: not on view
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The term Tathāgata can be understood as both "one who has thus gone" and "one who has thus come."Description
Buddhist paintings of the late Joseon period (from the 17th to the 19th century) have several characteristics different from their precedents. Generally, they were painted in bright mineral pigments on either thick paper or hemp. This large painting, which measures more than 2 meters tall, used to serve as a banner for outdoor Buddhist ceremonies such as the water-and-land rite (水陸會).- ?–1918Purchased in Korea by Langdon Warner [1881–1955], as agent of the Cleveland Museum of Art with funds from Worcester R. Warner1918–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Cunningham, Michael R. "The Korean Art Collection at the Cleveland Museum of Art: The Early Years." Korean Culture [= Hanʼguk munhwa]17, no. 2 (Summer 1986): p. 28. p. 28Treasures from Korea: Arts and Culture of the Joseon Dynasty, 1392-1910. Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2014.Yi, Yong-yoon. “Bokjang Dedicated to Buddhist Paintings of the Late Joseon Period [조선후기 佛畵의 腹藏 연구].” Misulsahak yeongu (2016): 121-154. www.dbpia.co.krKim, Jeong-hee. Royal House, Power and Buddhist Painting [왕실, 권력 그리고 불화]. Seoul: Sechang chulpansa, 2019.Ch'a, Mi-rae, Kwi-suk An, Cleveland Museum of Art, and 국외소재문화재재단. The Korean Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Edited by An Min-hŭi. First edition, English ed. Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Series, 16. Seoul, Republic of Korea: Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation, 2021. Mentioned and reproduced: p. 163, no. 106
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1918.542