id:			140151
accession number:	1964.152
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1964.152
updated:		2024-03-26 01:59:06.233000

Amida Buddha, 581–618. China, Sui dynasty (581-618). Limestone with traces of polychromy; overall: 51.4 x 20.3 cm (20 1/4 x 8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1964.152

title:				Amida Buddha
title in original language:	阿彌陀佛
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creation date:			581–618
creation date earliest:		581
creation date latest:		618
current location:		241C Chinese Buddhist Sculptures
creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	China, Sui dynasty (581-618)
technique:	limestone with traces of polychromy
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Sui Dynasty
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 51.4 x 20.3 cm (20 1/4 x 8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review (1964)
	opening date:   1964-12-08T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review (1964)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 8, 1964-January 31, 1965).

	title:		Images of Enlightenment:  Gems from Buddhist Art of Asia
	opening date:   1998-09-26T00:00:00
	<i>Images of Enlightenment:  Gems from Buddhist Art of Asia</i>. Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (September 26-December 15, 1998).

	title:		Buddha, Radiant Awakening
	opening date:   2001-11-10T00:00:00
	<i>Buddha, Radiant Awakening</i>. Art Gallery of New South Wales (organizer) (November 10, 2001-February 24, 2002).

	title:		Streams and Mountains Without End: Asian Art and the Legacy of Sherman E. Lee at the Cleveland Museum of Art
	opening date:   2009-06-27T04:00:00
	<i>Streams and Mountains Without End: Asian Art and the Legacy of Sherman E. Lee at the Cleveland Museum of Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 27-August 23, 2009).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	K. Takenouchi, Tokyo, Japan
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	(N. V. Hammer, Inc., New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?–1964
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1964–
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 252
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n276

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 250
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n274

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 330
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n350

	Ghose, Rajeshwari, Puay-peng Ho, and Chuntang Yang. <em>Fa xiang chuan zhen: gu dai fo jiao yi shu</em> [法相傳真 : 古代佛教兿術; In the footsteps of the Buddha: an iconic journey from India to China]. Hong Kong: Xianggang da xue mei shu bo wu guan, 1998.
	page number: 	Reproduced: no. 107, p. 325
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	Menzies, Jackie. <em>Buddha: Radiant Awakening</em>. Sydney: Art Gallery NSW, 2001.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 110, pp. 152–153
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