Fragment of a Wall Painting Representing a Seated Buddha with Hands in a Preaching Gesture, perhaps the "dharmacakra-mudra"

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1924.67.1
Title: Fragment of a Wall Painting Representing a Seated Buddha with Hands in a Preaching Gesture, perhaps the "dharmacakra-mudra"
Classification: Paintings
Work Type: painting
Places: Creation Place: East Asia, China
Culture: Chinese
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/209830

Physical Descriptions

Medium: polychromy on gesso ground
Dimensions: 33.8 x 28.8 cm (13 5/16 x 11 5/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, First Fogg Expedition to China (1923-1924)
Accession Year: 1924
Object Number: 1924.67.1
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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1924.67.1: Fragment of a Wall Painting Representing a Seated Buddha with Hands in a Preaching Gesture, perhaps the "dharmacakra-mudra"

Identification and Creation

Physical Descriptions

Acquisition and Rights

Verification Level