Buddha, standing (extremely worn) / Artist Unknown, Japan

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Accession Number: 1969/2.12
Title: Buddha, standing (extremely worn)
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Artist Nationality: Japanese
Medium and Support: wood with traces of gesso and polychrome
Object Creation Date: 9th century - 10th century
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Caroline I. Plumer for the James Marshall Plumer Collection
Style/Group/Movement: Buddhist
Period: Japan, Heian Period (794-1185)
Dimensions: 10.64 cm x 2.65 cm x 1.6 cm (4 3/16 in. x 1 1/16 in. x 5/8 in.)
Century: 9th century?
Subject Matter: A heavily worn miniature image of the Buddha, standing, with his right hand lowered in vara mudra (the gesture of charity) and his left hand raised in abhaya mudra (the gesture of reassurance).
Primary Keywords: buddha; buddhism
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 431 x 895
File Size: 31 KB
Record: 1969/2.12
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Full citation: "Buddha, standing (extremely worn); Artist Unknown, Japan." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1969-sl-2.12/1969_2.12.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.