Gilt bronze seated figure of an ascetic Buddha, head resting on his hand, with fine engraved robes on a lotus base.

Shakyamuni as an Ascetic

A gilt bronze figure of a thin, bearded ascetic seated on a lotus base, his head resting on one raised hand and his knee drawn up. Fine engraved patterns cover the robe and pedestal, and dark pigment remains in the hair and beard.

Look closer: Engraved lotus petals and scrollwork cover the base around the figure.

Artist: Unknown
Date: early 1300s
Medium: gilt bronze with polychromy
Source: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Size: 2483 × 3400 px

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Public domain · The Cleveland Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1399).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

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