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Gilded bronze seated Buddha statue with hands in meditation pose on a decorated lotus base, against a gray background.

Buddha Seated in Meditation

A gilded copper alloy statue shows the Buddha seated cross-legged in meditation, hands resting in his lap in the dhyana mudra. He wears a plain robe draped over one shoulder, a tight topknot crowned by a flame-like finial, and a small forehead mark. The lotus-petal base is finely incised.

Artist
Unknown
Date
16th century
Medium
Copper alloy with gilding
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
3001 × 4000 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1600).
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Louis V. Bell, Harris Brisbane Dick, Fletcher, and Rogers Funds and Joseph Pulitzer Bequest; The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Foundation Fund; Florence and Herbert Irving, Cynthia Hazen Polsky and Anne H. Bass Gifts, 2010

Español: Buda sentado en meditación dorado

Una estatua de aleación de cobre dorada muestra al Buda sentado con las piernas cruzadas en meditación, con las manos apoyadas en el regazo en el gesto dhyana. Viste una túnica lisa que cae sobre un hombro, un peinado recogido coronado por un remate con forma de llama y una pequeña marca en la frente. La base de pétalos de loto está finamente grabada.

Português: Buda sentado em meditação dourado

Uma estátua de liga de cobre dourada mostra o Buda sentado de pernas cruzadas em meditação, com as mãos repousadas no colo no gesto dhyana. Ele veste um manto liso drapeado sobre um ombro, um coque firme coroado por um remate em forma de chama e uma pequena marca na testa. A base de pétalas de lótus é finamente gravada.

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