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Seated Manjusri
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About this work
Large-size Buddhist paintings dated to the Joseon period (1392–1910) were once hung behind Buddhist statues, attached to the wall. In the Buddhist pantheon of the Joseon period, Bodhisattva Manjusri appears as a deity attendant to Vairocana Buddha.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineSeated Manjusri (문수보살도 [文殊菩薩圖]), 1700s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; overall: 254.9 x 1146 cm (100 3/8 x 451 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1919.1020
