Figurine

Museum number:
9-8311a-d
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21098311a@2dd
Accession number:
Acc.2405
Description:
a) figurine of standing Yakushi or "Healing Buddha", wood; left hand in vitarka mudra, right hand probably would be in same mudra but missing; lotus pedestal; height 42 cm.; b) gilt backboard, height 37.5 cml; c) and d) elaborately layered base, height 14 cm.; total height assembled 59 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 9-8311a-d, described as a) figurine of standing Yakushi or "Healing Buddha", wood; left hand in vitarka mudra, right hand probably would be in same mudra but missing; lotus pedestal; height 42 cm.; b) gilt backboard, height 37.5 cml; c) and d) elaborately layered base, height 14 cm.; total height assembled 59 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 9-8311a-d, described as a) figurine of standing Yakushi or "Healing Buddha", wood; left hand in vitarka mudra, right hand probably would be in same mudra but missing; lotus pedestal; height 42 cm.; b) gilt backboard, height 37.5 cml; c) and d) elaborately layered base, height 14 cm.; total height assembled 59 cm.

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