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Source Description
This is a Sihing-type image (or "lion") with characteristic short mantle, hand on the knee, and legs in "vajrasana." The pedestal is of Sinhalese type, spreading outward from the legs to a vertical edge. Although many of the qualities (such as the undulant line at the waist) are not very different from those seen on images made in the late 15th and early 16th centuries, there is a stiffness in the modeling of the lips that sets the sculpture apart.
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Document identity
localId
12365
label
Seated Buddha in ""Marajivaya""
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obj
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1
Source metadata
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12365
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object
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title
Seated Buddha in ""Marajivaya""
description
This is a Sihing-type image (or "lion") with characteristic short mantle, hand on the knee, and legs in "vajrasana." The pedestal is of Sinhalese type, spreading outward from the legs to a vertical edge. Although many of the qualities (such as the undulant line at the waist) are not very different from those seen on images made in the late 15th and early 16th centuries, there is a stiffness in the modeling of the lips that sets the sculpture apart.
provenance
Private collection, Bangkok; Alexander B. Griswold, Monkton, January 14, 1951, by purchase [presented to the Breezewood Foundation, 1965, inv. no. 539]; Walters Art Museum, 1992, by bequest.
date
16th century (Lan Na)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
sculpture (visual works)
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
35
height
21.8
dimensionsRaw
at knees: 13 3/4 x 8 9/16 in. (35 x 21.8 cm)
Source extras
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Chinese
inscriptions
none
med
hollow cast leaded bronze with an overall red copper oxide layer, traces of gilding, black lacquer
creator_ids
2501
collection_ids
SEA
exhibition_ids
945
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1
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0
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photo
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