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Painting showing a seated Buddha Maitreya, flanked by Mañjuśrī and Samantabhadra. Maitreya's features are rendered in orange. Image of Mañjuśrī is well-preserved, with features only outlined in ink, never having been coloured. Samantabhadra very badly damaged. Donor figures in the lower register, flanking a damaged, dated inscription. Ink and colour on silk.
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