Cleveland Museum of Art

Buddha with Hands in Gesture of Teaching, Vitarka Mudra

Date

600s

Medium

bronze

Culture

Thailand, Mon-Dvaravati period

Department

Indian and Southeast Asian Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

Made during the early phase of Buddhist art production in mainland Southeast Asia, this Buddha wears a plain robe that indicates the artist's awareness of images made at the workshops of Sarnath, on the Ganges River in India. The hem of the lower garment, worn under the monk's robe, elegantly crosses the ankles, and the subtle line at the waist shows where it is secured. Bronze sculptures in Thailand were made by sculpting clay around an iron armature; the clay core remains inside.

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