Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Seated Buddha Shaka
late 19th century (Meiji period (1868-1912))
Ivory (elephant), wood, bamboo, gold, ink, paper, silk, mother-of-pearl
(Japan and Korea )
(Japan and Korea )
Inscription
Provenance
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Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
William T. Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 4 3/4 x W: 4 5/16 in. (12 x 10.9 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
71.745