Buddha of the Future (Maitreya)
1700-1799
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Buddha of the Future (Maitreya)
1700-1799
Physical Qualities
Gilt metal alloy with mineral pigments, 22.2 cm. (8 3/4 in.) OH
Credit Line
Frank J. and Elizabeth L. Goodnow Collection
Object Number
1942.70.706
Maitreya is the anticipated successor to Sakyamuni, the Historical Buddha. He is worshipped as a bodhisattva, a buddha-to-be or one who has achieved enlightenment but remains in the world to assist others. This depiction wears a long strand of pearls, lion skin over his left shoulder, and crown shaped like a stupa, which is a domed or tiered Buddhist shrine.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, 1942; Goodnow Collection, Baltimore; probably acquired by Elizabeth Goodnow in China, c. 1912-1913
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Robert D. Mowry, "The Buddha Maitreya Preching in hi Ketumati Paradise," Christie's, Hong Kong, May 30, 2018, pp. 7-20, text accompanying lot 2801.
Markings: Dedication plate: an ornate and detailed double vajra with a three-armed spiral at the center which is surrounded by small petals is engraved on the dedication plate inside a circle and against a background of tiny punched circles.
On View at the BMA
