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Seated Buddha of the Esoteric Sect
Cosmological Buddha
Seated Buddha of the Esoteric Sect
Chinese
Liao dynasty
Early 11th century
Medium/Technique
Carved marble with remains of pigment
Dimensions
95.25 cm (37 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Bain Hoyt Fund
Accession Number1997.180
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsSculpture
ProvenanceBy 1964, M. H. de Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco; 1969, transferred to the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco (AAMSF); 1972, deaccessioned by the AAMSF; October 17-18, 1974, sale, Sotheby Parke-Bernet, New York, lot 315. Private collection, Michigan; 1997, sold by this private collection, through Marty Webster, Ann Arbor, MI, to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 15, 1997)