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
Collections
12th century
13th–14th centuries
first half of the 13th century
dated 1105 (Chôji 2)
latter half of the 11th–12th centuries
first half of the 13th century
14th century
late 11th century–12th centuries
19th–20th centuries