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Buddha with Hands in Gesture of Teaching, Vitarka Mudra

Buddha with Hands in Gesture of Teaching, Vitarka Mudra

600s
bronze
Overall: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.)
Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund 1958.334
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

Bronze sculptures in Thailand were made by sculpting clay around an iron armature; the clay core remains inside.

Description

Made during the early phase of Buddhist art production in mainland Southeast Asia, this Buddha wears a plain robe that indicates the artist's awareness of images made at the workshops of Sarnath, on the Ganges River in India. The hem of the lower garment, worn under the monk's robe, elegantly crosses the ankles, and the subtle line at the waist shows where it is secured.
  • ?–1958
    (J.J. Klejman [1906–1995], New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1958–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Lee, Sherman E. “Year in Review.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 46, no. 10 (December 1959): 210–231. Mentioned: p. 229; Reproduced: p. 225 www.jstor.org
    Lee, Sherman E. “ An Early Bronze Buddha from Thailand.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 48, no. 3 (March 1961). Mentioned and Reproduced: back cover www.jstor.org
    Cleveland Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisition Press Release,” September 4, 1962, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 241 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 241 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 317 archive.org
  • Juxtapositions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (September 11-October 10, 1965).
    Evolution of the Buddha Image. The Asia Society Museum, New York, NY (organizer) (May 7-June 30, 1963).
  • {{cite web|title=Buddha with Hands in Gesture of Teaching, Vitarka Mudra|url=false|author=|year=600s|access-date=16 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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