Kanakamuni Buddha

National Museum of Asian Art

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Object Details

Credit Line
The Alice S. Kandell Collection
18th century
Accession Number
S2012.3
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Sculpture
Metalwork
Medium
Gilt copper alloy, partly cast and partly repoussé; traces of pigment, inserted blue turquoise urna; base sealed with copper plate incised with a double vajra; unopened with contents inside
Dimensions
H x W x D: 58.4 × 35.6 × 21.6 cm (23 × 14 × 8 1/2 in)
Origin
Lhasa or Shigatse, Central, Tibet
Related Online Resources
Google Cultural Institute
On View
Sackler Gallery 22: Encountering the Buddha
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Topic
Buddha
inlay
casting
Tibet
South Asian and Himalayan Art
gilding
repousse
painted
Alice S. Kandell Collection
incising
Record ID
fsg_S2012.3
Usage of Metadata (Object Detail Text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye33837098d-977b-4013-9d95-e4220e9f520d
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