Detail View: The AMICA Library: Seated Shaka

AMICA ID: 
CMA_.1986.7
AMICA Library Year: 
2003
Object Type: 
Sculpture
Creator Nationality: 
Japan, Heian Period (794-1185)
Creator Name-CRT: 
Japan, Heian Period (794-1185)
Title: 
Seated Shaka
Title Type: 
Primary
View: 
Detail
Creation Date: 
c. 900
Creation Start Date: 
895
Creation End Date: 
905
Materials and Techniques: 
wood with lacquer and traces of color
Classification Term: 
Sculpture
Style or Period: 
Japan, Heian Period (794-1185)
Dimensions: 
Overall: 57.2cm x 46.4cm x 38.1cm
AMICA Contributor: 
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: 
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 
1986.7
Credit Line: 
Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
Rights: 
Provenance: 
Ito ShobeiNakamura Shoichiro, Sakai(Yanagi Fine Art Shop)
Context: 
This image of the historical Buddha is carved from one piece of wood. The distinctive pattern of thick, raised garment folds is characteristic of 9th- and 10th-century Buddhist sculpture in Japan.
Related Image Identifier Link: 
CMA_.1986.7det02.tif