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Unknown Artist
- Title
- Seated Buddha
- Other titles:
- Seated Buddha on lotus pedestal
- Place of origin
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China
- Period
- Qianlong 1736 - 1795 → Qing dynasty 1644 - 1911 → China
- Year
- 18th century
- Media category
- Sculpture
- Materials used
- gilt bronze
- Dimensions
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30.2 x 21.5 x 16.5cm
- Signature & date
- Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Purchased 1996
- Accession number
- 479.1996
- Location
- Upper Asian gallery
- Further information
The Buddha sits with his right hand in the earth-touching gesture ('bhumisparsha mudra'), an attribute of the Transcendental Buddha Akshobya, characteristically shown as strong, pensive and imperturbable. Around the base are brief inscriptions in Sanskrit, Mongolian and Tibetan, and in Chinese the reign mark of the Qianlong emperor. The image of the Buddha reflects the influence of the Sino-Tibetan tradition in later Chinese Buddhist art.
The Asian Collections, AGNSW, 2003, pg.98.
- Bibliography (1)
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China 'Buddhist Art', The Asian Collections Art Gallery of New South Wales 2003, 2003, 98 (colour illus.).
- Exhibition history (1)
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Smile of the Buddha: Image of Enlightenment, The Drill Hall Gallery, Australian National University, 02 Nov 2007–17 Dec 2007.
