red Amitabha at center seated in vajraparyankasana on a lotus throne within a garden enclosure of his pure land Sukhavati, surrounded by a retinue of bodhisattvas all within a rainbow halo, wth Buddha, Green Tara and celestial beings at upper register, a delicate landscape below with now mountains, offerings and a further scene of buddhas and bodhisattvas below 

Acquired privately, 1965-73. 

Overall losses to the pigments, particularly to the lower part of the painting. Some retouching.
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