Buddha, seated in the padmasana pose, in dhyana mudra, with mandorla / Artist Unknown, China
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- Accession Number
- 1964/2.94
- Title
- Buddha, seated in the padmasana pose, in dhyana mudra, with mandorla
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Medium and Support
- gilt bronze
- Object Creation Date
- 433-466
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- China (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- China (nation)
- Style/Group/Movement
- Buddhist
- Dimensions
- 6.8 cm x 3.6 cm x 2.6 cm (2 11/16 in. x 1 7/16 in. x 1 in.)
- Century
- 5th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Sculpture
- Primary Object Type
- statue
- Secondary Object Classification
- Ritual Objects
- Secondary Object Type
- figure
- Physical Description
- Small gilt bronze seated Buddha with Indian and Central Asian characteristics, including the pedestal he is seated on, folds of his robe, and the incised flames in the body halo encompassing him.
- Subject Matter
- The Buddha, seated in meditation on a dais which represents the cosmic axis, Mt. Meru, and backed by a mandorla incised with flames.
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- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 689 x 721
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- Record
- 1964/2.94
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"Buddha, seated in the padmasana pose, in dhyana mudra, with mandorla; Artist Unknown, China." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1964-sl-2.94/1964_2.94.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.
