Figurine

Museum number:
9-8155
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
3284 (previous number (Albert Bender’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.2403
Description:
Figurine; seated Buddha, on pedestal with backboard (top broken), gold painted; figure has right hand in abhaya mudra, left hand originally held lotus (?) but is now broken; small Buddha figure in headdress; height 15.7 cm. Wooden. Buddhist image for personal or household use.
Donor:
Albert M. Bender
Collection place:
Japan
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
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)
Dimensions:
height 15.7 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 9-8155, described as Figurine; seated Buddha, on pedestal with backboard (top broken), gold painted; figure has right hand in abhaya mudra, left hand originally held lotus (?) but is now broken; small Buddha figure in headdress; height 15.7 cm. Wooden. Buddhist image for personal or household use.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 9-8155, described as Figurine; seated Buddha, on pedestal with backboard (top broken), gold painted; figure has right hand in abhaya mudra, left hand originally held lotus (?) but is now broken; small Buddha figure in headdress; height 15.7 cm. Wooden. Buddhist image for personal or household use.

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