Buddha

18th century

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 242

This work represents Kandyan-period Buddha imagery at its finest. The figure’s physique is robust, and the full face lacks the softness of features found in lesser works of the period. Auspicious marks (lakshana) appear here, and the lowered left arm is a convention that persisted throughout the later Kandyan period.

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Title: Buddha
Period: Kandyan period
Date: 18th century
Culture: Sri Lanka, Kandy district
Medium: Copper alloy with gilding
Dimensions: H. (figure) 23 3/8 in. (59.4 cm); H. (incl. base) 25 9/16 in. (65 cm) W. 8 11/16 in. (22 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Purchase, Louis V. Bell, Harris Brisbane Dick, Fletcher, and Rogers Funds and Joseph Pulitzer Bequest; The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Foundation Fund; Florence and Herbert Irving, Cynthia Hazen Polsky and Anne H. Bass Gifts, 2010
Object Number: 2010.68a, b
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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