Kushan Seated Buddha

Indian

V&A (Victoria & Albert Museum)

late 2nd-early 3rd Century

Over-life sized seated figure of the Buddha, seated on a plinth in a meditative pose. The figure wears a deeply incised form-defining monastic robe. Made in Uttar Pradesh, northern India under the Kushan dunasty, it is a remarkably early sculpture from the beginnings of the recorded history of Buddha images.

• Artists Include:
• Mathuran workshop

• Medium: sandstone
• Dimensions: height: 68.5cm
• Art Fund Grant: £10000 ( Total: £60,000)
• ArtFunded in: 2006
• Vendor: Jonathan Tucker Asian Art

Provenance

Essayan Collection, Paris (1950s); Collection of the father-in-law of Dr Sichel, Paris; Thierry Portier, Paris; Jonathan Tucker Asian Art, London.

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