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Buddha Shakyamuni
Tibetan, Buddhist
17th century
Object Place: Tibet
Medium/Technique
Gilt copper, pigment
Dimensions
Approximately 18 cm (7 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.13144
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionShakyamuni sits cross-legged on a double lotus pedestal, his hands in the dharmachakra mudra (gesture of teaching).
The sculpture contains several prayer scrolls in the hollow interior.
The sculpture contains several prayer scrolls in the hollow interior.
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.