Figurine

Museum number:
9-8324a,b
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2405
Description:
figurine on pedestal; a) seated lacquered wood Buddha (Sakyamuni)' go;ted. blue hair and headdress, metal necklace attached; in Lalitasana position for legs ((1 leg pendant supported by small lotus, other leg (right) in normal dhyana position)); right hand in varada mudra, left in abhaya mudra; height 44 cm.; b) lotus pedestal with carved, tiered base, partially gilted; height 30 cm.
Donor:
University Art Museum (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
Japan
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1968
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 9-8324a,b, described as figurine on pedestal; a) seated lacquered wood Buddha (Sakyamuni)' go;ted. blue hair and headdress, metal necklace attached; in Lalitasana position for legs ((1 leg pendant supported by small lotus, other leg (right) in normal dhyana position)); right hand in varada mudra, left in abhaya mudra; height 44 cm.; b) lotus pedestal with carved, tiered base, partially gilted; height 30 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 9-8324a,b, described as figurine on pedestal; a) seated lacquered wood Buddha (Sakyamuni)' go;ted. blue hair and headdress, metal necklace attached; in Lalitasana position for legs ((1 leg pendant supported by small lotus, other leg (right) in normal dhyana position)); right hand in varada mudra, left in abhaya mudra; height 44 cm.; b) lotus pedestal with carved, tiered base, partially gilted; height 30 cm.

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