Staff Picks

“Sakyamuni, the founder of the Buddhist faith, is shown after fasting and meditating for six years in search of enlightenment. This work dates to China's Yuan Dynasty, a period renowned for exceptional realism and exquisite ornamentation. Sakyamuni's meditative pose, bearded face, and bald head are characteristic of the period and combine with Buddha's universal attributes — the monk's robe and forehead bump symbolizing spiritual awakening — to reveal a Buddha of profound peace and insight.”

Graham W. J. Beal, Director, President and CEO

DIA BULLETIN, vol 11, no 2, 1929, p 22 (ill).

Ashton, L., and Grey, B., INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE ART, London: Farber & Farber, 1935, pl facing p 130.

DIA, BUDDHIST ART, October, 1942, no 78.

 DIA Picture Book: Art of India, China, and Japan . 1946.

Ashton, L., and B. Grey, CHINESE ART, New York: Beech- hurst Press, 1953, p 116 (as T'ang).

Cleveland Museum of Art, CHINESE ART UNDER THE MONGOLS: THE YUAN DYNASTY (1279-1368), Oct 1, 1968-March 2, 1969, no 20 (ill).

DIA HANDBOOK, 1971, p 48.

University Liggett School, Grosse Pointe Woods, Mi, UNIVERSITY LIGGETT ANTIQUES SHOW, June 13-16, 1979, pp 74, 76, 100.

"FAMILY ART GAME", DIA Advertising Supplement, DETROIT NEWS/DETROIT FREE PRESS, April 18, 1982, p 4 (ill).

Mitchell, S.W., "The Asian Collection at the Detroit Institute of Arts", ORIENTATIONS, vol 13, no 5, May 1982, pp 14-36, fig 2.

"FAMILY ART GAME", DIA Advertising Supplement, DETROIT NEWS, April 14, 1985, p 7 (ill).

DIA, 100 MASTERWORKS FROM THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS, Hudson Hills Press, Inc, NY, 1985, p 50, p 51 (ill).