Museum of Natural History - Hall of the Cultures of Africa and Asia (Hall 7), "Buddhist Art in Korea" Exhibit

ID: SIA Acc. 16-126 [MNH-2071A]

Creator: Smithsonian Institution Photographic Services Division

Form/Genre: Black-and-white negatives

Date: 1968

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Acc. 16-126, Box 18, Image No. MNH-2071A

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Summary

From exhibit label: Representing Buddha as the Great Physician, this iron figure from Wonju - with a sun symbol over its head - holds a container of medicine.

Subject

Museum of Natural History (U.S.)

Notes

  • See United States National Museum Annual Report, 1964, p. 73.
  • Captioned: This Koryo Dynasty (A.D. 918-1392) Buddha, a national art treasure lent by Republic of Korea, is featured in the new hall of cultures of Africa and Asia.
  • Updated as part of the Exhibits Modernization Program.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Acc. 16-126, Box 18, Image No. MNH-2071A

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

  • 1968
  • March 11, 1968

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Topic

  • Exhibitions
  • Anthropology
  • Ethnology
  • Museums
  • Museum exhibits

Form/Genre

Black-and-white negatives

Local number

SIA Acc. 16-126 [MNH-2071A]

Physical description

4 x 5;

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