Picture of the Appearance of the Golden Coffin of Shaka

Japanese: 釈迦金棺出現図 - しゃかきんかんしゅつげんず

A variation of the Life of Buddha. Based on the Maha Maya Sutra, this painting depicts the miracle of Shakyamuni descending from Trayastri Heaven after entering Nirvana, rising from his golden coffin to explain the cause of life and death to his grieving mother, Maya. It is also called Shakyamuni's Rebirth Preaching. Examples can be seen in the murals of the Mogao Caves (Thousand Buddha Caves) in Dunhuang, China, and in Japan the most famous is the National Treasure of Kyoto National Museum, "Colored Silk Painting of Shakyamuni Emergeing from His Golden Coffin." It is a work depicting a dramatic scene with skillful composition and effective color arrangement, and the light, dynamic lines seen in some parts suggest that it was created in the late Heian period.

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Japanese:

仏伝図の一変種。『摩訶摩耶経』を典拠に入涅槃後，釈迦が忉利天より降下して，悲嘆にくれていた生母摩耶夫人のために，金棺より身を起こし生死の因縁を説く奇跡を描いた図。釈迦再生説法図ともいう。遺例は中国の敦煌莫高窟（千仏洞）壁画などにも見られ，日本では京都国立博物館の国宝『絹本著色釈迦金棺出現図』が最も著名である。劇的な場面を巧みな構図と効果的な色彩配置で描いた作品で，一部に見られる軽い動きのある描線の性質から平安時代後期の作とされている。

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