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Standing Shakyamuni Buddha

Standing Shakyamuni Buddha

19th century
Object PlaceTibet
Medium/TechniqueDistemper and gold on cotton, mounted with silk brocades and cotton backing with wood dowels
Dimensions75 x 49 cm (29 1/2 x 19 5/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number21.743
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InscriptionsOn reverse, in red paint, in Tibetan: "Om, ah, hum" three times behind central Buddha
Provenance1921, William Sturgis Bigelow, Boston, MA; 1921, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 7, 1921)