Standing Buddha

Mon period, 8th‒9th century or later

Central Thailand

This standing Buddha, attributed to the Mon style of central Thailand (8th‒9th century), wears a monastic robe in the “wet garment” style influenced by post-Gupta art. Though damaged, the sculpture shows no traces of lacquer, gilding, or paint. Its origin remains uncertain, as many Buddhist sculptures were relocated over time. However, unusual features—such as counterclockwise curls, a rounded face, broad nose, four neck lines, its small size, and lack of attachment holes for the hands—raise questions about its authenticity.

Status: On View, Gallery 142
Department: Arts of Asia

Artist: Pre-Angkorean
Title: Standing Buddha
Place: Thailand (Object Probably made in)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 701 CE–1970
Medium: Limestone
Dimensions: 67.3 × 23.7 × 11 cm (26 1/2 × 9 5/16 × 4 5/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Marilynn B. Alsdorf
Reference Number: 2016.432
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Pratapaditya Pal with contributions by Stephen Little, A Collecting Odyssey: Indian, Himalayan, and Southeast Asian Art from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection (The Art Institute of Chicago in association with Thames and Hudson, 1997) 101 (ill.), 299, cat. 122.
Stephen Little, “Southeast Asian Sculptures from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection,” Orientations, vol. 28, no. 7 (July/Aug. 1997), 61, fig. 10.

Art Institute of Chicago, A Collecting Odyssey: Indian, Himalayan, and Southeast Asian Art from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Aug. 2–Oct. 26, 1997, cat. 122.

Probably with Harry Shupak, Gallery Asian, Honolulu, by Feb. 23, 1971; sold to James W. Alsdorf (1913–1990) and Marilynn B. Alsdorf (1925–2019), Winnetka, IL, Feb. 23, 1971 [invoice from Harry Shupak, Feb. 23, 1971; copy in curatorial object file]; by descent to Marilynn B. Alsdorf, Chicago, IL, 1990 [on long-term loan at the Art Institute of Chicago, Sept. 17, 1997; publicly promised as a gift to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1997; signed a promised gift agreement for the work, Mar. 11, 2002]; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, Nov. 15, 2016.

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