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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
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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.

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