Statuette
| Object Number: | 38-32-1A |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Chinese Buddhist |
| Provenience: | North China |
| Period: | Sui Dynasty |
| Date Made: | 575-600 |
| Early Date: | 575 |
| Late Date: | 600 |
| Section: | Asian |
| Materials: | Bronze |
| Iconography: | Amitabha Buddha |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from C. T. Loo; Subscription of A. Felix du Pont, 1938 |
| Other Number: | S.L. 2914.11 (MET) - Old Loan Number |
Description
Bronze figure of Amitabha standing on low lotus pedestal. Right hand raised, palm outward. Left hand low and forward, palm out. Long ears. Tightly curled hair of Indian type. Halo missing.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Chinese Halls (1941 - 1966) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Buddhism: History and Diversity of a Great Tradition (12 Dec 1985 - 21 Oct 2012) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Buddhist Asia (21 Oct 2012 - 01 Apr 2022) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Winegrad, Dilys P. 1993. Through Time, Across Continents.. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 99, fig. 78 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Jayne, Horace H. 1941. "The Chinese Collections of The University Museum: A Handbook of the Principal Objects". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 9. no. 2-3. pg. 9-50 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Pg. 42, Fig. 35 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Jayne, Horace H. 01 Jan 1939. "Chinese Art at the University Museum". Parnassus. Vol. 11. no. 1. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 7-11. | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue] 1938. Chinese bronzes of the Shang (1766-1122 B.C.) through the Tang Dynasty (A.D. 618-906) : an exhibition lent by American collectors and museums and shown in gallery D6 from October 19 through November 27.. New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: No. 279 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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