Title: The Bodhisattva Maitreya, Buddha of the Future
Object type: Thangka
Date: 11th or early 12th century
Culture: Tibet
Medium: Distemper on cloth
Dimensions: Overall: H. 54 1/2 in. (138.4 cm); W. 41 3/4 in. (106.1 cm)
Framed: H. 76 1/2 (194.3 cm); W. 51 3/8 in. (130.5 cm); D. 2 in. (5.1 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1989
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Buddhism, term: Bodhisattvas, term: Buddha