Description
While large Buddhist statues were made mostly in stone during the Goryeo period (918–1392), small ones were made in gilt bronze, as a portable object of devotion by traveling Buddhist monks.
Provenance
Robert H. Ellsworth [1929–2014], New York, NY, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art (?–1985); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (December 18, 1985–)
Accession Number
1985.190
Medium
gilt bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.)
Classification
Sculpture
Credit Line
Gift of Robert H. Ellsworth in honor of Sherman E. Lee
