1939.239: Buddha Shakyamuni with Hands in Bhumisparsa Mudra Seated on a Pedestal Before a Mandorla in an Angled Niche, Flanked on Either Side by a Standing Bodhisattva (in Tang-dynasty style)
Sculpture
This object does not yet have a description.
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1939.239
- Title
- Buddha Shakyamuni with Hands in Bhumisparsa Mudra Seated on a Pedestal Before a Mandorla in an Angled Niche, Flanked on Either Side by a Standing Bodhisattva (in Tang-dynasty style)
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Work Type
- sculpture
- Date
- early 20th Century
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, China
- Culture
- Chinese
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/206126
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- White marble with traces of gilt and pigments; with spurious inscription dated to 666
- Dimensions
-
H. 40 x W. 48.3 cm (15 3/4 x 19 in.)
with mount: 45 x 59.2 x 25.8 cm (17 11/16 x 23 5/16 x 10 3/16 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. Robert Osgood
- Accession Year
- 1939
- Object Number
- 1939.239
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request.
Publication History
- "Recent Oriental Acquisitions by Museums", Parnassus, College Art Association of America (New York, February 1940), vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 45-50, pp. 47, 49, ill.
Verification Level
This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu