Crowned Buddha
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- Wood with lacquer and gilt
- Dimensions
- H. 67 3/4 in. (172.1 cm)
- Origin
- Burma
- Department
- Asian Art
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 1986
Art Genome Taxonomy
10 tags
Subject Matter
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Deities and Holy Figures Metadata · 99%
The catalog identifies the subject as Buddha, a sacred figure associated with Buddhism.
Visual Qualities
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Slender Visual · 91%
The sculpture has a narrow, elongated body and long vertically falling garment, producing a slender overall silhouette.
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Highly Ornamented Visual · 96%
The tall crown and surrounding head ornaments are densely elaborated with repeated pointed, ridged, and curling forms.
Medium and Techniques
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Sculpture Both · 99%
The museum classifies the work as a statue and sculpture, and the image clearly shows a freestanding three-dimensional figure.
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Frontal Perspective Visual · 94%
The figure is organized around a strong vertical axis and faces directly forward, although the differing hand positions create some asymmetry.
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Gold Leaf and Gilding Metadata · 94%
The catalog describes the surface as gilt, supporting a gilding-related technique tag.
Time Periods
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1000 - 1400 CE Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the sculpture to approximately 1200–1333, within the 1000–1400 CE period.
Geographic Regions
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Asian Art Metadata · 99%
The work originated in Burma, and the museum identifies it within the context of Asian Art.
Materials
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Wood Metadata · 99%
The museum specifies wood as the primary material.
Cultural and Religious Styles
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Buddhist Art and Architecture Metadata · 98%
The work is cataloged in relation to Buddhism and Buddha.
Source & rights
Unknown artist. Crowned Buddha. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.