A late 9th century Javanese bronze titled "Seated Transcendent Buddha Vairochana," roughly seven and a half inches high. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 1987.142.23, Asian Art department, given by Samuel Eilenberg in 1987 as part of his named collection.
Facts
Origins
Date of Creation Medium (class) Subject Matter
Depicted SubjectVairochana, one of the five Transcendent (Dhyani) Buddhas of Mahayana and Vajrayana cosmology 1 Custody
Current LocationThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 1 Current CustodianThe Metropolitan Museum of Art 1 Custody HistorySamuel Eilenberg Collection, Gift of Samuel Eilenberg, 1987 1 Rights and Reproduction
Reproduction and CopyrightThe Metropolitan Museum of Art has designated this work as being in the public domain and makes it available through its Open Access policy; no permission is required for reproduction. 1 Attributions
TraditionBuddhism (Central Javanese period) 1 Connections
Belongs to Tradition
Source Seated Transcendent Buddha Vairochana, accession 1987.142.23 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Depicts
The Met's own title for this bronze names the subject outright, "Seated Transcendent Buddha Vairochana," a narrative identification rather than a bare tag.
Source Seated Transcendent Buddha Vairochana, accession 1987.142.23 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Originated In
Source The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Seated Transcendent Buddha Vairochana
Sources
1. Seated Transcendent Buddha Vairochana, accession 1987.142.23 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Metropolitan Museum of Art- accession 1987.142.23
catalogue record, medium/object-type description
A late 9th century Javanese bronze titled "Seated Transcendent Buddha Vairochana," roughly seven and a half inches high.
View the Source The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Seated Transcendent Buddha Vairochana
The Metropolitan Museum of ArtOriginated In: Indonesia, Collection record (open API), culture fieldQuote, Originated In: Indonesia, Collection record (open API), culture field
"culture": "Indonesia (Java)"
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