Art Institute of Chicago
Standing Buddha with Hand in Gesture of Teaching (<em>Vitarkamudra</em>)
Thailand
- Date
- Mon period, 8th century
- Medium
- Bronze
- Culture
- Thailand
- Department
- Arts of Asia
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
This bronze standing Buddha, attributed to the 8th-century Mon style of central Thailand, features a “wet garment” robe reflecting post-Gupta influences. The face displays classic Mon traits: rounded form, broad nose, and continuous arched eyebrows. Clockwise hair curls and three neck lines symbolize the “Great Man” in Buddhist iconography. The right arm is raised in a teaching gesture. Due to monument abandonment and sculpture displacement, linking this image to a specific site is difficult. Many bronzes from this era were lost or repurposed, making surviving examples rare.
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- Object type
- AAT300301253
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