A thangka of Shakyamuni Buddha

Tibet, 19th century

Distemper on cloth; Shakyamuni seated in lalitasana over a lotus throne encircled by peonies and supported by lions standing in a pond, a thousand Buddhas all around them, all before a table of offerings and a practitioner seated in a wild landscape dotted with frolicking deer. 84.5cm (33 1/8in) x 57.5cm (22 5/8in)