Eastern Tibet, 17th/18th centuryDistemper on cloth; finely painted with extensive use of gilt, the Historical Buddha in Tibetan monastic attire, his right hand in Bhumisparsa mudra, the left holding an alms bowl, the elaborate, hexagonal throne decorated with 'the Six Ornament' design, flanked by his two principle disciples, Shariputra and Maudgalyayana, with Manjushri and a Mahasiddha at the top right corner of the painting, Maitreya and Tara to the top left, a further small Buddha in the teaching gesture before the altar table, the figures finely captioned in gilt, the reverse also inscribed.84cm (33 in) x 56cm (22in)