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Buddha
(India, Nepal, and Tibet)
A part of the short inscription on this image suggests that it represents one of the cosmic Buddhas, Akshobhya ("imperturbable"), sometimes assigned to the east, sometimes to the central position. The early traditions of the Guge kingdom, the result of influences from Kashmir, faded after the monk Atisha arrived from Pala India during the mid-11th century, bringing with him a somewhat different form of Buddhism and new stylistic ideals.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Saras Fine Arts, Bombay, India [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore, February 1969, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2010, by gift.
Exhibitions
| 2001-2003 | Desire and Devotion: Art from India, Nepal, and Tibet in the John and Berthe Ford Collection. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara; Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque; Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham; Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong. |
Geographies
Tibet (Guge Kingdom) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 11 3/4 × W: 9 1/4 × D: 5 1/16 in. (29.8 × 23.5 × 12.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of John and Berthe Ford, 2010
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
53.179