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Medium:
Gilt copper repoussé; traces of pigment on hair and face; sealed with base plate; contents inside
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 75 × 53.3 × 38.8 cm (29 1/2 × 21 × 15 1/4 in)
Type:
Sculpture
Origin:
Central Tibet
Date:
Second half of the 15th century
Collection:
Arthur M. Sackler Collection
Exhibition History:
The Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room (March 12, 2022 - ongoing)
Encountering the Buddha: Art and Practice Across Asia (October 14, 2017 to February 6, 2022)
Doorway to an Enlightened World: The Tibetan Shrine from the Alice S. Kandell Collection (March 19 to November 27, 2016)
Art of the Gift: Recent Acquisitions (July 24 to December 13, 2015)
The Tibetan Shrine from the Alice S. Kandell Collection (March 13, 2010 to November 27, 2016)
Topic:
casting  Search this
gilding  Search this
repoussé  Search this
engraving (printing process)  Search this
engraving (incising)  Search this
metal  Search this
Buddhism  Search this
Amitabha Buddha  Search this
Tibet  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
Alice S. Kandell Collection  Search this
Credit Line:
The Alice S. Kandell Collection
Accession Number:
S2014.20
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
On View:
Sackler Gallery 26a: The Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room
Related Online Resources:
Google Cultural Institute
See more items in:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye339328db1-09cc-46ab-929c-3aa3ce6af1cb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S2014.20