The Buddha ("Awakened One")

Object Details

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  The Art of Knowing in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Himalayas (March 25, 2023 - ongoing)

  Encountering the Buddha: Art and Practice Across Asia (October 14, 2017 to February 6, 2022)

  Sculpture of South Asia and the Himalayas (November 19, 1992 to July 9, 2017)

• Origin

  Central Tibet

• Credit Line

  Purchase -- funds provided by the Friends of Asian Arts in honor of the 10th Anniversary of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

• Type

  Sculpture

• On View

  Sackler Gallery 22a: The Art of Knowing in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Himalayas

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1400s, 1300s

• Place

  Tibet

• Topic

  South Asian and Himalayan Art, Art, Sculpture, Enlightenment, Gautama Buddha, Bhumisparsha mudra, Metal-work

• Culture

  Buddhists, Himalayan peoples, South Asians

• Object Type

  Sculpture

• On View

  Yes