Standing Buddha

anonymous, c. 600 - c. 800

This kind of Buddha figurine is based on Indian models and was widely distributed in Southeast Asia, from Thailand to Indonesia. With his right hand, the Buddha is making the vitarka mudra, the gesture of teaching. The halo behind his head may be a later addition.

  • Artwork typefigure, sculpture, Boeddha-beeld
  • Object numberAK-MAK-196
  • Dimensionsheight 20 cm x width 5.5 cm x depth 4.9 cm
  • Physical characteristicsbronze

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Standing Buddha

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-196

  • Description

    Staande Boeddha, gevonden op Zuid-Sumatra, de rechterhand in "vitarka mudra".

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, Zuid-Sumatra

  • Dating

    c. 600 - c. 800

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    bronze

  • Dimensions

    height 20 cm x width 5.5 cm x depth 4.9 cm

This work is about

  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (purchase auction collection Kleykamp, 1939)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; sale, Den Haag (section Kleykamp), November 1939, fl. 49, to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

Documentation

    • F.D.K. Bosch, 'Driebronzen Buddha-beeldjes', MBK XIX (1942), p. 71-72. afb. 5.
    • Veilingcat. Oorlogsmuseum J.A. Wilton van Reede, 1939, cat.nr. 565.

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