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Museum collection · Art Institute of Chicago · 158101

Vairochana Buddha Seated Giving the First Sermon (Dharmachakramudra)

Mongolia School of Zanabazar, late 17th/early 18th century

Vairochana Buddha Seated Giving the First Sermon (Dharmachakramudra) at the Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago · Russell Tyson Fund · Public domain

Artist
Mongolia School of Zanabazar
Date
late 17th/early 18th century
Medium
Gilt bronze
Dimensions
21.5 × 14.7 × 16.6 cm (8 1/2 × 5 3/4 × 6 1/2 in.)
Era
Museum collection

Why it matters

Vairochana Buddha Seated Giving the First Sermon (Dharmachakramudra), dated late 17th/early 18th century, is catalogued by Art Institute of Chicago as a work in Gilt bronze. The museum attributes the work to Mongolia School of Zanabazar. The recorded dimensions are 21.5 × 14.7 × 16.6 cm (8 1/2 × 5 3/4 × 6 1/2 in.). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.