Buddha | Yale University Art Gallery

8th–early 9th century c.e.

On view, 2nd floor, Asian Art

Buddhas with both hands raised in the teaching or exposition gesture (vitarka mudra) represent an innovative iconography that developed in the area of present-day Thailand, in response to imported Indian Buddhism.

Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: 8 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (22.2 × 8.2 × 3.8 cm)
with base: 10 1/2 × 3 1/4 in. (26.6 × 8.2 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Evelyn Kranes Kossak
Accession Number: 2018.49.1
Geography: Thailand
Culture: Thai
Period: Mon-Dvaravati period (ca. 6th–13th century)
Classification: Sculpture
Disclaimer: Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Provenance

Spink and Son Ltd.; purchased before 1983 by Evelyn Kranes Kossak, New York; gifted in 2017 to Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.

Bibliography

"Selected Acquisitions," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2018), 103, ill

"Acquisitions July 1, 2017–June 30, 2018," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin: Online Supplement (accessed December 1, 2018), 19

Object copyright

No Copyright - United States

Additional information

Object/Work type

religious art

Subject

Buddhas (visual works) Buddhism

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