Title: Buddha Amitabha Descending from His Pure Land
Object type: Hanging scroll
Date: late 13th century
Culture: China
Period: Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279)
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk
Dimensions: Image: 41 1/8 x 21 1/8 in. (104.5 x 53.7 cm)
Overall with mounting: 71 1/2 x 28 1/4 in. (181.6 x 71.8 cm)
Overall with knobs: 71 1/2 x 30 3/8 in. (181.6 x 77.2 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1987
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Buddhism, term: Buddha