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Dark green bronze statue of a seated Buddha with raised right hand in teaching gesture, wearing a pleated robe against a gray background.

Buddha Expounding the Dharma

A seated bronze figure of the Buddha with dark green patina, right hand raised in a teaching gesture and left hand resting in his lap. He wears a clinging robe with fine pleated folds, and his hair is arranged in tight curls with a topknot. The plain background emphasizes the figure's calm, frontal pose.

Artist
Unknown
Date
late 8th century
Medium
Copper alloy
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
2912 × 3880 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 800).
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, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift, Acquisitions and 2008 Benefit Funds, and John Stewart Kennedy Fund, by exchange, 2009

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