Enthroned Buddha Preaching
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.This icon, among the finest metal versions of the enthroned Buddha preserved, displays the classic features of a Dvaravati-style preaching Buddha. The Buddha seated with pendant legs (bhadrasana) appears in mainland Southeast Asia early in the sculptural record, as witnessed by a diminutive bronze icon of the later sixth century (cat. no. 23). The enthroned Buddha is routinely depicted in the mainland, one hand raised in the teaching gesture (vitarkamudra). The presence of this Dvaravati style in Myanmar was the result of its transfer in a Mon-speaking cultural milieu.
cat. no. 109
cat. no. 109
Artwork Details
- Title: Enthroned Buddha Preaching
- Date: 8th–early 9th century
- Culture: Myanmar or Thailand
- Medium: Copper alloy with gilding
- Dimensions: H. 21 11/16 in. (55.1 cm)
- Classification: Sculpture
- Credit Line: Lent by The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund (1989.49)
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art