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Sarvavid Vairochana
OriginChina (or Eastern Tibet)
Dateca. 19th century
Dimensions6 15/16 × 5 × 3 1/2 in.
MediumBrass alloy, gilt, gold pigment, pigment
Classification(s)
Credit LineRubin Museum of Art
Object numberC2013.10
Project Himalayan Arthttps://projecthimalayanart.rubinmuseum.org/exhibition/living-practices/religious-goals/buddha-vairochana/
Currently On Viewat Harn Museum of Art, traveling exhibition Gateway to Himalayan Art, until July 28, 2024
DescriptionVairochana, in his form of the All-Knowing Buddha, has four faces, crowned and bejeweled and sitting in meditation with his hands folded in his lap. This sculpture was probably produced in a Qing workshop in northern China or Inner Mongolia where Tibetan Buddhism was widely practiced and patronized by local rulers.Not on view
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