Buddha / bodisattva

Museum number:
9-5875
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.374
Description:
Buddha; bronze (?), gilded; hand in position symbolizing enlightenment, other holds object; cast bronze Bodhisattava. Believed to be representation of Tara in lotus position.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Tibet
Verbatim coll. place:
Ando; E. Tibet
Collector:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection date:
1909
Materials:
Bronze (metal) and Metal
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1909
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
width 11 centimeters, length 11.5 centimeters, and height 19.5 centimeters
Loans:
S1961-1962 #14: W and J Sloane (September 1, 1961–December 6, 1961), S1987-1988 #4: Bade Museum, Pacific School of Religion (July 15, 1987–September 21, 1987), and S2015-2016 #3: Bancroft Library (UC Berkeley) (May 5, 2016–August 2, 2016)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Buddha / bodisattva, accession number 9-5875, described as Buddha; bronze (?), gilded; hand in position symbolizing enlightenment, other holds object; cast bronze Bodhisattava. Believed to be representation of Tara in lotus position.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Buddha / bodisattva, accession number 9-5875, described as Buddha; bronze (?), gilded; hand in position symbolizing enlightenment, other holds object; cast bronze Bodhisattava. Believed to be representation of Tara in lotus position.

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