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Halo for Buddha of the Future (Miroku Bosatsu), late 600s. cast bronze, incised, with traces of gilding, Overall: 45.8 cm (18 1/16 in.). John L. Severance Fund, 1950.86.b. CC0.
Halo for Buddha of the Future (Miroku Bosatsu)
late 600s
Maker Unknown
Japanese Art
Halo for Buddha of the Future (Miroku Bosatsu), late 600s. Japan, Asuka period (538–710). Cast bronze, incised, with traces of gilding; overall: 45.8 cm (18 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1950.86.b The Sanskrit name of this being, Maitreya, derives from the Sanskrit word for friend, mita.