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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:

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[Book] Winegrad, Dilys P. 1993. Through Time, Across Continents.. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 99, fig. 78View 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. 35View 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. 279View Objects related to this Actual Citation

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