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Standing bronze Buddha statue with green-brown patina, hands raised in a teaching gesture, against a black background.

Buddha Preaching

A standing bronze figure of the Buddha, its dark green-brown patina showing corrosion, rests against a black background with arms bent and palms raised at chest height in a teaching gesture. He wears a long robe with a cinched waist, a curled topknot, a faint smile, and bare feet.

Artist
Unknown
Date
8th century
Medium
Copper alloy inlaid with silver and glass or obsidian
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
2856 × 3820 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 800).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · 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, Rogers Fund, 1982

Español: Buda predicando

Una figura de pie de Buda en bronce, con pátina verde parda y corrosión, se recorta sobre un fondo negro con los brazos doblados y las palmas elevadas a la altura del pecho, en gesto de enseñanza. Viste una túnica larga con la cintura ceñida, un peinado de rizos en moño, una leve sonrisa y los pies descalzos.

Português: Buda pregando

Uma figura de pé do Buda em bronze, com patina verde-acastanhada e corrosão, destaca-se sobre fundo preto, com os braços dobrados e as palmas erguidas na altura do peito, em gesto de ensinamento. Veste uma túnica longa de cintura marcada, cabelo encaracolado em coque, um leve sorriso e os pés descalços.

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