Detail View: smart_test: Seated Buddha Amitabha (Amita) (The Buddha of Infinite Light)
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Title:
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Seated Buddha Amitabha (Amita) (The Buddha of Infinite Light)
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Description:
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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.
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Attribution:
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null
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Date:
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15th century
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Primary Maker:
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Unknown Artist
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Medium:
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Cast bronze with traces of gilding
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Dimensions:
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7-1/4 x 5-1/4 x 3-5/8 in. (18.4 x 13.3 x 9.2 cm)
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Credit Line:
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Purchase, Brooks McCormick Jr. Fund
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Object number:
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1999.2
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