Figurine

Museum number:
9-8326a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21098326a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.2405
Description:
Figurine with pedestal base; a) figurine: standing lacquered Buddha - Amita - partially gilted, in attitude of blessing (vitarka mudra); height 33.5 cm.; b) round, multi-tiered base and lotus pedestal, height 20 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 9-8326a,b, described as Figurine with pedestal base; a) figurine: standing lacquered Buddha - Amita - partially gilted, in attitude of blessing (vitarka mudra); height 33.5 cm.; b) round, multi-tiered base and lotus pedestal, height 20 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 9-8326a,b, described as Figurine with pedestal base; a) figurine: standing lacquered Buddha - Amita - partially gilted, in attitude of blessing (vitarka mudra); height 33.5 cm.; b) round, multi-tiered base and lotus pedestal, height 20 cm.

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