Buddha, seated in the padmasana pose, with left hand in abhaya mudra / Artist Unknown, China
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- Accession Number
- 1964/2.91
- Title
- Buddha, seated in the padmasana pose, with left hand in abhaya mudra
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Medium and Support
- gilt bronze
- Object Creation Date
- 700-799
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- China (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- China (nation)
- Style/Group/Movement
- Buddhist
- Period
- China, Tang Period (618-907)
- Dimensions
- 8.1 cm x 4.1 cm x 3.7 cm (3 3/16 in. x 1 5/8 in. x 1 7/16 in.)
- Century
- 8th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Sculpture
- Primary Object Type
- statue
- Secondary Object Classification
- Ritual Objects
- Physical Description
- Small gilt bronze seated Buddha in style of China’s cosmopolitan Tang Dynasty. It has a full figure, artfully draped robes, and a plump, rounded face with arched eyebrows. Hand is raised in abhaya mudra.
- Subject Matter
- The Buddha, shown in abhaya mudra, the gesture of reassurance, with one hand raised, palm outward.
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- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 627 x 829
- File Size
- 52 KB
- Record
- 1964/2.91
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"Buddha, seated in the padmasana pose, with left hand in abhaya mudra; Artist Unknown, China." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1964-sl-2.91/1964_2.91.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.