ID: 700009011 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700009011	Record Type: Movable Work

Maitreya Sutra Paradise (painting (visual work); unknown Tang; ca. 907/960; British Museum (London, Greater London, England, United King...; 1919,0101,0.11 (Ch.lviii.001))

Note: Large, dense sutra transformation (jingbian) in a complex painting showing the Paradise of Maitreya, Buddha of the Future, in an architectural setting. Seated at the centre, Maitreya is accompanied by two bodhisattvas and two disciple monks. At their sides, two lokapalas (world protectors): Virūpākṣa with a sword and Vaisravana with a banner. Two other Buddhas, and dancers, deities and musicians are also part of the paradise scene. Above and below the main images are a series of smaller pictures showing scenes from the Sutra of Maitreya's Birth (Mile xiasheng jing), flanked by inscribed cartouches.

Titles:

Maitreya Sutra Paradise (preferred,C,U,DE,English-P,U,U)

Painting / 繪畫 (C,U,RP,Chinese,U,U,English,U,U)

彌勒經變 (C,U,Chinese,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

painting (visual work) [300033618] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

Classifications:

paintings (preferred)

Creation Date: ca. 907/960

Creator Display:

unknown Tang [preferred]

unknown Tang (Tang cultural designation) [500204343]

Locations:

Current: British Museum (London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom) [500125180] Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 1919,0101,0.11 (Ch.lviii.001)

Other: Discovery: Qianfodong [7029798] Gansu province (province), China (nation), Asia (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: Ink and colours on silk

	ink [300015012]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>)

	color (pigment) [300264870]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>)

	silk (silkworm material) [300014072]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, animal material, fibroinous material)

Dimensions: 138.7 × 116 cm (54 5⁄8 × 45 11⁄16 in.); Textile in frame: 162.2 x 137.5 x 3.5 cm

Cultures:

Chinese (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Later Tang [300106403] (preferred,dynasty)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Asian, East Asian, Chinese (culture or style), Chinese dynastic styles and periods, Five Dynasties (culture| style| period))

General Subject:

religion and mythology (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	Maitreya [901000405]
	.....((Buddhist characters, Buddhist iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	Maitreya Paradise [901001970]
	.....((Buddhist legendary places, Buddhist iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	Maitreya Sūtras [901001400]
	.....((Named sutras, Literary works: Philosophy, Religion, Named written and performed works, Literature and Performing Arts)) (ICON)

	lokapalas (deities) [300404703]
	.....(Agents Facet, People (hierarchy name), people (agents), <people by occupation>, <people in the humanities>, <people in religion and related occupations>, people in religion, deities) (AAT)

Provenance: Collected by: Sir Marc Aurel Stein; Acquisition date 1919

Inscriptions: In cartouches, in Chinese: [the inscriptions, which contain numerous scribal errors and significant grammatical issues, may have been added later or without consultation with the painter]

Related Works:

	former location was .... Mogao Cave 17 [700008877]
	..........rock-cut temple; N/A; begun 9th century

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

............... Works at Mogao

Sources and Contributors:
Maitreya Sutra Paradise	........ [VP]
	........ Agnew, Reed, Ball, Cave Temples of Dunhuang (2016) Cat 32
Painting / 繪畫	........ [VP]
	........ British Museum [online] (1999-)
彌勒經變	........ [VP]
	........ Agnew, Reed, Ball, Cave Temples of Dunhuang (2016)

Subject: ....... [VP]

....................... Agnew, Reed, Ball, Cave Temples of Dunhuang (2016) Cat 32

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Agnew, Reed, Ball, Cave Temples of Dunhuang (2016) Cat 32
	..... British Museum [online] (1999-)