Bronze Statue of Buddha
Unknown Chinese, Chinese
Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644
Bronze
Overall: 15 3/8 × 12 5/8 × 11 13/16 in. (39 × 32 × 30 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Robert L. Ripley, Class of 1939H
40.15.12541
Geography
Place Made: China, East Asia, Asia
Period
1400-1600
Object Name
Ceremonial Artifact
Research Area
Asia
Not on view
Course History
Religion 41.07/Asian Societies, Cultures, and Languages 51.06, Buddhism Sex Gender Southeast Asia, Mary Kate Long, Winter 2024
History 72.04/Asian Societies, Cultures, & Languages 64.16, China to 1800, Yi Lu, Fall 2024
Religion 19.39, Buddhist Auto/Biography, Mary Kate Long, Fall 2024
Provenance
Collected by Robert L. (born LeRoy Robert) Ripley (1890-1949), Mamaroneck, New York, early 20th century (The Ripley's Believe It or Not Collection); given to present collection, 1940.
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