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Buddha ShakyamuniKandy period, 18th century

Not on view
Gilt-bronze seated Buddha sculpture on a lotus pedestal, cross-legged with hands resting in lap, robes in fine parallel ridges, flame-shaped crown finial
Gilded bronze Buddha head with polished surface, featuring tightly coiled ushnisha crowned by a flame finial, urna mark at the forehead, downcast inlaid eyes, and elongated earlobes, against a dark brown background.
Close-up of a gilt bronze sculpture showing a hand and foot, both decorated with incised circular medallions and floral rosettes on the palm and sole, with fine wavy drapery folds visible in the background.
Gilt bronze seated Buddha figure, viewed from behind, with finely cast rippled robes, curled hair ushnisha topped by a flame finial, and a lotus petal base.

Unknown, Buddha Shakyamuni, Kandy period, 18th century (alternate view), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Murray and Virginia Ward, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Buddha Shakyamuni
Place Made
Sri Lanka
Date Made
Kandy period, 18th century
Medium
Gilt copper alloy with partial black coating
Dimensions
a) Buddha: 14 1/4 x 14 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (36.2 x 36.2 x 24.13 cm); b) Finial: 2 3/4 x 1 3/8 x 1 in. (6.99 x 3.49 x 2.54 cm); Overall: 16 1/2 x 14 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (41.91 x 36.2 x 24.13 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Murray and Virginia Ward
Accession Number
M.2004.1a-b
Classification
(not assigned)
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography

  • Brown, Robert L. "Selections From the Southeast Asian Art Collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art." Arts of Asia 38 (3): 75-87 (May-June 2008)

  • Brown, Robert L., Tushara Bindu Gude, Donald Stadtner, and Lakshika Senarath Gamage. The Jeweled Isle: Art from Sri Lanka. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2018.

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