Title: Shaka (Shakyamuni), the Historical Buddha, with Two Attendant Bodhisattvas and the Ten Great Disciples
Object type: Hanging scroll
Date: early 14th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Kamakura period (1185–1333)
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk
Dimensions: Image: 42 x 22 1/8 in. (106.7 x 56.2 cm)
Overall with mounting: 77 1/2 x 30 in. (196.9 x 76.2 cm)
Overall with knobs: 77 1/2 x 32 in. (196.9 x 81.3 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit line: Gift of Sue Cassidy Clark, in honor of Dr. Barbara Brennan Ford, 2009
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Elephants, term: Buddhism, term: Bodhisattvas, term: Buddha