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Seated Buddha

如来坐像

1100s

Japan, Heian period

(794–1185)
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Medium
gilded wood
Measurements
Overall: 145.4 cm (57 1/4 in.); Figure: 88.2 cm (34 3/4 in.); Pedestal: 57.2 cm (22 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Takako Setsu and her husband, Iwao, in memory of her father-in-law, Inosuke Setsu, and his long friendship with Sherman E. Lee 1973.85
Public Domain
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Location
235B Japanese
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A 1906 photo taken at Kōfukuji shows this sculpture without a halo or left hand.

Description

Composed of a number of hollowed-out pieces of wood that were then covered with lacquer and gilding, this sculpture served as an image of worship in one of the small temples surrounding Kōfukuji, a major Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan. Like many Buddhas, this figure has its right hand positioned in a gesture meaning "fear not." The left hand is a replacement, so its original gesture, a clue to this Buddha's identity, is unknown. However, as the left foot is exposed over the garment, in lotus position, it may have been created as a Medicine Master Buddha, Yakushi Nyorai in Japanese, or the Buddha of our era, Shakyamuni.
A golden sculpture, with a worn surface, of a figure seated in a cross-legged position on a lotus pedestal. There is a golden halo with flower petals behind the figure's head and a larger golden halo behind their body. The figure's right hand is up, palm facing us, and their left hand is down, resting on their left leg.

Seated Buddha

1100s

Japan, Heian period (794–1185)

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