Seated Buddha Calling the Earth to Witness
1500-1599
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Seated Buddha Calling the Earth to Witness
1500-1599
Physical Qualities
Gilt copper alloy with blue and red pigment, 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (24.1 x 16.5 x 16.5 cm.)
Credit Line
Frank J. and Elizabeth L. Goodnow Collection
Object Number
1942.70.185
This sculpture illustrates the moment when, after a long period of meditation, Siddhartha Gautama reached down to touch the ground with his right hand, calling the earth to witness his enlightenment and transformation into the Buddha Sakyamuni.
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
Asian Reinstallation: Home, Temple, Tomb
Asian Gallery Rotations 2021
Asian Gallery Rotations 2022
Asian Gallery Rotations 2023
"Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art," Christie's, Hong Kong, 12/1/2010, see lot 3064, a 16 3/4 in. high Figure of Amitayus, Kangxi Period, for a picture of the cache of small, rolled prayers in the interior cavity.
