Maitreya (M.C. 3786)

Type(s) of object(s): beliefs - customs - cults - ceremonies, sculpture, ceramics, china name(s): religious object, statuette materials and techniques: stoneware, molding, molded decoration (ceramic), biscuit, celadon place(s) of execution/realization: china dimensions - artwork: height: 20. 7cm width: 13. 3cm depth: 5. 5cm description: sitting on the ground on a rock. Left hand on his left knee. Right leg bent, left leg hanging. Head and breast reserved in biscuit. Mode of acquisition: legacy name of donor, testator, seller: cernuschi, henri date of acquisition: 1896 institution: cernuschi museum, museum of asian arts of the city of paris inventory number: m. C. 3786. Object Type: sculpture. Genre: figurine. Date: Qing dynasty (1636–1911). Dimensions: height: 17.4 cm (6.8 in) ; width: 15.8 cm (6.2 in) ; depth: 10.3 cm (4 in). Medium: sandstone. Collection: Musée Cernuschi.