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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1928.185
Title
Seated Bodhisattva with Right Hand Touching the Chin in a Pensive Gesture
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
figurine, sculpture
Date
late 19th-early 20th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Korea
Period
Chosŏn dynasty to Modern period
Culture
Korean
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/209176

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Cast bronze with traces of gilding
Dimensions
H. 20 x W. 8 x D. 9.5 cm (7 7/8 x 3 1/8 x 3 3/4 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. Denman W. Ross
Accession Year
1928
Object Number
1928.185
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Report" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, August 1977), Unpublished, passim

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