Buddha Seated in Meditation
CultureChinese
DateSouthern Song dynasty (1127-1279)
MediumWood with gesso, polychrome, lacquer, and gilding
DimensionsOverall: 15 × 10 5/8 × 10 inches (38.1 × 26.99 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number73-21
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DescriptionGilt lacqured wooden carving of Buddha seated cross-legged in meditation, swathed in elaborately folded robes and with his hair in layers, the lacqure with traces of gilding on a thick red ground.
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