| Object Number | A1441.1 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Tibetan | Buddhist |
| Provenience | Tibet |
| Period | 17th Century |
| Date Made | 1600-1699 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Bronze | Gilt |
| Technique | Gilt |
| Iconography | Maitreya | Bhumisparsa Mudra | Buddha |
| Description | Statue of Maitreya. Gilt bronze. Seated. Long inscription on removable lotus base. Pointing to earth (bhumisparsa mudra). It derives stylistically from a type of Pala image (10th-11th cent.) that was popular in India and the primary influence on Burmese scupture. The workmanship and some features of style are attributed to the craftsmen of Nepal who made many images for Tibet. The base of this image has an incised inscription in Tibetan script. Cast in three sections and parcel gilt. Represents the deity Bajwan (Maitreya) seated crosslegged. He is distinguished by short curly hair (without the urna mark on forehead). The ear lobes are elongated and pierced. |
| Credit Line | Purchased from George Lagai, Kny-Sheerer & Company, 1913 |
| Other Number | Getz 149 - Other Number | 8 - Other Number | 85-28-3A - Found in Collection Number |
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