Medicine Buddha
Date18th century
MediumBronze
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of the Doris Duke Southeast Asian Art Collection
Object number2003.7.17
DescriptionA standing Buddha with a crown protuberance, elongated earlobes, downcast eyes, a long neck, square shoulders, and a robe diagonally across the chest and thrown over the left shoulder. The hands hold a jar in front of the abdomen. Buddha has long fingers, and the feet are embedded in the wooden pedestal.On View
Not on viewCollections
17th century
19th century
18th/19th century
18th/19th century
c. 1200; mid-1950s
18th century, maybe