figurine, 'Parinirvana Buddha', stone, originally gilted; (reclining posture of Buddha entering 'nirvana'); Ming Dynasty; l. 32.7 cm.
Donor:
University Art Museum (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
China, att. (date, provenance(sic) fide Prof. James Cahill)
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
before 1968
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
Context of use:
Buddhist figurine showing Buddha entering 'Nirvana'
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 32.7 centimeters
Loans:
S1972-1973 #91: Southeast Asian Studies Department (UC Berkeley) (May 1, 1973–May 2, 1973), S1973-1974 #60: Southeast Asian Studies Department (UC Berkeley) (March 1, 1974–March 5, 1974), and S1977-1978 #36: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (February 13, 1978–April 19, 1979)