COLLECTION NAME:
smart_test
Record
Title:
Seated Buddha Amitabha (Amita) (The Buddha of Infinite Light)
Description:
Seated bronze Buddha Amitabha (K: Amita) showing traces of partial gilding, and bronze patination. Amitabha is depicted with both hands in his lap in the meditation (S: dhyana) gesture (S: mudra). The centre of Amitabha's chest is incised with the character "卐" (K: man; C: wan) indicating auspiciousness and good fortune.
Attribution:
null
Date:
15th century
Primary Maker:
Unknown Artist
Medium:
Cast bronze with traces of gilding
Dimensions:
7-1/4 x 5-1/4 x 3-5/8 in. (18.4 x 13.3 x 9.2 cm)
Credit Line:
Purchase, Brooks McCormick Jr. Fund
Object number:
1999.2
Link To Source
Seated Buddha Amitabha (Amita) (The Buddha of Infinite Light)
