Shaka, the Historical Buddha
12th century
Medium/TechniqueJapanese cypress with gold; possibly split-and-joined construction
Dimensions86.6 cm (34 1/8 in.) (height of figure)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number09.530
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
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Provenance1909 gift of Denman Waldo Ross
12th century
12th century
dated 1105 (Chôji 2)
13th–14th centuries
first half of the 13th century
first half of the 13th century
latter half of the 11th–12th centuries
12th century
latter half of the 19th century
12th century