The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 20, 2025

Maitreya: The Buddha of the Future

600s

Cambodia

bronze
Overall: 28.2 cm (11 1/8 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1972.7
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

The slender fingers of the left hand hold a water pot while the right hand is in the gesture of the vitarka mudra, a gesture of explanation and exposition.
  • ?–1972
    (J.J. Klejman [1906–1995], New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1972–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • “Annual Report for 1972.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 60, no. 6 (June 1973): 171–205. Mentioned: p. 184 www.jstor.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 316 archive.org
  • Year in Review: 1972. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 27-March 18, 1973).
  • {{cite web|title=Maitreya: The Buddha of the Future|url=false|author=|year=600s|access-date=20 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1972.7