Mould of a Deified Monk
Former TitleMould of a Seated Lohan
CultureTibeto-Chinese
DateQianlong period (1736-1795)
MediumBronze
DimensionsOverall: 6 7/8 × 4 3/4 × 2 3/4 inches (17.46 × 12.07 × 6.99 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number31-117/29
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DescriptionHalf of a mould of a Monk seated on a lotus pedestal. Head slightly bowed, hands upraised at breast, legs crossed with soles of feet turned up. Wears full, draped robe.Exhibition HistoryChinese Buddhist Bronzes, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, April 13–May 7, 1950, unnumbered.
University of Michigan, Chinese Buddhist Bronzes: a Loan Exhibition under the Joint Auspices of Department of Fine Arts, Free Fund [and] Museum of Art, exh. cat. (Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan, 1950), unpaginated.
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