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Gilded bronze standing Buddha statue with raised right hand and flame-shaped topknot, against a deep red background.

Standing Buddha

A gilded metal statue of a standing Buddha with a flame-like topknot, closed eyes, and a long, draped robe. His right hand is raised, palm outward, in a gesture of reassurance, and his left arm hangs at his side. The figure stands on a small dark base against a deep red background.

Artist
Unknown
Date
15th century
Medium
Gilt bronze
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
1287 × 1861 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1500).
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, Gift of Cynthia Hazen Polsky, 1991

Español: Buda de pie, escultura de bronce dorado

Estatua metálica dorada de un Buda de pie, con un peinado en forma de llama, ojos cerrados y una larga túnica con pliegues. Su mano derecha está levantada con la palma hacia afuera, en gesto de tranquilidad, y el brazo izquierdo cuelga a un costado. La figura descansa sobre una pequeña base oscura frente a un fondo rojo intenso.

Português: Buda em pé, escultura de bronze dourado

Estátua metálica dourada de um Buda em pé, com um penteado em forma de chama, olhos fechados e um longo manto com dobras. Sua mão direita está erguida, com a palma voltada para fora, em gesto de tranquilidade, e o braço esquerdo pende ao lado do corpo. A figura repousa sobre uma pequena base escura diante de um fundo vermelho intenso.

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