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Buddha: Featured in the Asian Art Collection at the Walter's
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The sculpture of Buddha is one of the many fascinating and historical works of art held in the Asian Art Collection of the Hackerman House of the Walters Art Museum of Baltimore, Maryland. This particular work, entitled “Buddha,” is a sculpture, which was acquired by Henry Walters in 1920. The sculpture was created by the Chinese and is made of wood with lacquer painted over it. Buddha came from the Sui dynasty in the Hopei Province of China, and was created during ca. 590s.
This artist or artists made this sculpture by carving wood and using sculpture in the round. After it was carved, it was painted over with a type of hard, glossy surface varnish called “lacquer.” Lacquer is used to create decorative effects on objects in East A
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