New York Metropolitan Museum of Art(1)
In-depth Interpretation of the "Pharmacist Sutra Transformation Painting" 馃帹 馃帰馃崈 Stepping into the Chinese hall of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the first thing that catches your eye is the giant Buddhist mural鈥攖he Yuan Dynasty "Pharmacist Sutra Transformation Painting." This mural originally comes from the Guangsheng Temple in Hongtong, Shanxi. In the 1920s, amidst turmoil and poverty, the four murals of Guangsheng Temple were sold for only 1,600 silver dollars and shipped overseas. 馃帰馃崈 Now, the "Pharmacist Sutra Transformation Painting" from the rear hall of Guangsheng Temple is collected by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, while the "Flaming Light Sutra Transformation Painting" from the same hall is housed in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City. The "Pharmacist Sutra Transformation Painting" and "Flaming Light Sutra Transformation Painting" from the front hall of Guangsheng Temple are collected by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. 馃帰馃崈 The "Pharmacist Sutra Transformation Painting" in the Metropolitan Museum of Art is 15.12 meters long and 7.52 meters high. Its content is intricate and exquisite, with each Buddha and bodhisattva figure having its own symbolic meaning. A: Buddha of Medicine The central main Buddha in the painting, seated in a lotus position on a lotus throne, wearing a red kasaya, with hands forming a mudra, and a compassionate and serene expression. 馃帰馃崈 It symbolizes the healing of physical and mental ailments for all beings, bringing peace and health. 馃尶 #NewYork #MetMuseum #ArtHistory 馃専
