| Object Number |
38-32-1A |
| Current Location |
Collections Storage |
| Culture |
Chinese | Buddhist |
| Provenience |
North China |
| Period |
Sui Dynasty |
| Date Made |
575-600 |
| Section |
Asian |
| Materials |
Bronze |
| Iconography |
Amitabha Buddha |
| Description |
Bronze figure of Amitabha standing on low lotus pedestal. Right hand raised, palm outward. Left hand low and forward, palm out. Long ears. Tightly curled hair of Indian type. Halo missing. |
| Credit Line |
Purchased from C. T. Loo; Subscription of A. Felix du Pont, 1938 |
| Other Number |
S.L. 2914.11 (MET) - Old Loan Number |
Current & Past Exhibitions
Bibliography
| Winegrad, Dilys P. Through Time, Across Continents. The University Museum, 1993. See: p. 99, fig. 78 |
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| Jayne, Horace H. "The Chinese Collections of The University Museum: A Handbook of the Principal Objects." The University Museum Bulletin 9, no. 2-3. (1941): 9-50. See: Pg. 42, Fig. 35 |
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| Jayne, Horace H. "Amitabha Altar Group." The University Museum Bulletin 7, no. 3. (1939): 2-9. Page/Fig./Plate: 2-9, pls. 1-6, fig. 1. |
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| Jayne, Horace H. "Chinese Art at the University Museum." Parnassus 11, no. 1. (01 Jan 1939). Page/Fig./Plate: 7-11. |
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| Chinese bronzes of the Shang (1766-1122 B.C.) through the Tang Dynasty (A.D. 618-906) : an exhibition lent by American collectors and museums and shown in gallery D6 from October 19 through November 27.. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1938. See: No. 279 |
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