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Preaching Buddha

ca. 700
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
In this nearly three-meter-long handscroll, the Buddha sits with his right hand raised in the abhaya mudra, the gesture of reassurance. Unusually for multiple impressions of this type, color has been added.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Shuofa qian fo
  • Title:

    Preaching Buddha

  • Period: early Tang dynasty (618–907)
  • Date: ca. 700
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Wooblock print; ink on paper with added color
  • Dimensions: Image (b): 12 13/16 x 81 5/8 in. (32.5 x 207.3 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics
  • Credit Line: On loan from the British Museum
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art