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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1943.53.60
Title
Bodhisattva Seated in Position of Royal Ease
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
figurine, sculpture
Date
9th-10th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Tang dynasty (618-907) to Five Dynasties period (907-960)
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/204070

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gilt bronze
Dimensions
sculpture (without base): H. 36 x W/ 22 x D. 16.8 cm (14 3/16 x 8 11/16 x 6 5/8 in.)
with base: H. 39.5 cm (15 9/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
1943.53.60
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • W. Chie Ishibashi, "East Asian Buddhist Bronzes: A Comparative Analytical Study and a Preliminary Report" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, August 1977), Unpublished, passim

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