1943.53.70: Buddha Standing on a Circular Lotus Base, His Right Hand Raised in the Abhaya-mudra and His Left Hand Lowered in the Varada-mudra, Probably the Buddha Sakyamuni

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1943.53.70

Title

Buddha Standing on a Circular Lotus Base, His Right Hand Raised in the Abhaya-mudra and His Left Hand Lowered in the Varada-mudra, Probably the Buddha Sakyamuni

Classification

Sculpture

Work Type

figurine, sculpture

Date

mid 7th century

Places

Creation Place: East Asia, Korea

Period

Three Kingdoms period, Silla, 57 BCE-668 CE

Culture

Korean

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/204419

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Gilt bronze

Dimensions

H. 17.6 x D. 5 cm (6 15/16 x 1 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Grenville L. Winthrop (1864-1943), New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop

Accession Year

1943

Object Number

1943.53.70

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• W. Chie Ishibashi, "East Asian Buddhist Bronzes: A Comparative Analytical Study and a Preliminary Report" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, August 1977), Unpublished, passim

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