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Collection Online as of April 17, 2024
Buddha with Hands in Gesture of Teaching, Vitarka Mudra
600s
Overall: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.)
Location: not on view
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Bronze sculptures in Thailand were made by sculpting clay around an iron armature; the clay core remains inside.Description
Made during the early phase of Buddhist art production in mainland Southeast Asia, this Buddha wears a plain robe that indicates the artist's awareness of images made at the workshops of Sarnath, on the Ganges River in India. The hem of the lower garment, worn under the monk's robe, elegantly crosses the ankles, and the subtle line at the waist shows where it is secured.- ?–1958(J.J. Klejman [1906–1995], New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)1958–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Lee, Sherman E. “Year in Review.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 46, no. 10 (December 1959): 210–231. Mentioned: p. 229; Reproduced: p. 225 www.jstor.orgLee, Sherman E. “ An Early Bronze Buddha from Thailand.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 48, no. 3 (March 1961). Mentioned and Reproduced: back cover www.jstor.orgCleveland Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisition Press Release,” September 4, 1962, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. archive.orgThe Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 241 archive.orgThe Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 241 archive.orgThe Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 317 archive.org
- Juxtapositions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (September 11-October 10, 1965).Evolution of the Buddha Image. The Asia Society Museum, New York, NY (organizer) (May 7-June 30, 1963).
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