id:			150999
accession number:	1982.48
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updated:		2024-03-26 01:59:50.037000

Bodhisattva Maitreya: The Future Buddha, 1100s. East India, Bengal, Pala period, 12th century. Silver inlaid with turquoise, copper, brass and gold; gilt bronze lotus; overall: 32.4 cm (12 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 1982.48

title:				Bodhisattva Maitreya: The Future Buddha
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creation date:			1100s
creation date earliest:		1100
creation date latest:		1199
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creditline:			The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
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culture:	East India, Bengal, Pala period, 12th century
technique:	silver inlaid with turquoise, copper, brass and gold; gilt bronze lotus
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 32.4 cm (12 3/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Year in Review for 1982
	opening date:   1983-01-05T05:00:00
	<i>The Year in Review for 1982</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 5-February 6, 1983).

	title:		Sacred India
	opening date:   1985-11-05T05:00:00
	<i>Sacred India</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 5, 1985-January 12, 1986).

	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).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': '<em>In the Footsteps of Buddha: An Iconic Journey from India to China</em>. University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (September 26-December 15, 1998).', 'opening_date': '1998-09-26T04:00:00Z'}

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PROVENANCE

	The Pan-Asian Collection, New York, NY
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	(Robert H. Ellsworth [1929–2014], New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1982–
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CITATIONS

	Schroeder, Ulrich von.<em> Indo-Tibetan Bronzes</em>. Hong Kong: Visual Dharma Publications, 1981.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: fig. 71F, pp. 286–287
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	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: 	cat. no. 28, p. 185
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	Weldon, David, and Jane Casey Singer. <em>The sculptural heritage of Tibet: Buddhist art in the Nyingjei Lam Collection</em>. London: Laurence King Publishing, 1999.
	page number: 	figs. 15-16, pp. 22–23
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	Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Masterworks on Loan: Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Cleveland Museum of Art: April through June 2016</em>. [Cleveland]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2016.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: pp. 24–25
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	Sotheby's New York. <em>Masterpieces from the Nyingjei Lam Collection</em>. 21 March 2023.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 29, fig. 1
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