The Thousand Buddha Grotto

Unidentified artist

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Thousand Buddha Grotto depicts a central figure and two smaller figures on either side. The central figure is a male with a bare chest, wearing a crown, a green skirt, and red cloth over the left shoulder and around the waist. The figure has both hands in front of the face, with the right hand over the left. Behind the figure, a blue circle resembling a halo is present. The two smaller figures on either side are males with no shirts, wearing short red and black skirts with a cloth over the left shoulder and around the waist. Each of the smaller figures has a large red circle behind the head, resembling a halo. The right hand of each smaller figure is placed on top of the left hand in front of the chest. The background of the image is a piece of aged, brown paper with visible creases and tears. Black text is written at the bottom center of the image.