figure
- Museum number
- 1986,0515.10
- Description
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Figure (Buddha). Cast metal figure of the Buddha in earth-touching gesture; seated in a lotus base inscribed with a six-character inscription of Xuande; face gilded and painted.
- Production date
- 1426-1435
- Dimensions
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Height: 26.50 centimetres
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Width: 18.80 centimetres
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Depth: 13.30 centimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- Slip of paper taped to base reads: 'Acquired in Shigatse 1939 Dated Suan Teh 1426-36'.
- Location
- On display (G33/dc33b/s1)
- Exhibition history
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2010/11 14 Oct- 3 Apr, London BM, Images and Sacred Texts: Buddhism across Asia
- Acquisition date
- 1986
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- 1986,0515.10
