Seated Shijia Buddha (Shakyamuni)

A seated Buddha carved in gray stone with traces of pigment, shown in front view with hands in mudra gestures and robes falling over the knees. He sits on a lotus-petaled pedestal before a tall pointed mandorla with faded red and green tones.

Artist

Unknown

Date

Dated 549 CE, or possibly modern

Medium

Stone with pigment

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

3000 × 4000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art