Title: Dainichi, the Cosmic Buddha (Mahavairocana)
Object type: Statue
Date: 12th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Heian period (794–1185)
Medium: Wood with lacquer and gold leaf
Dimensions: Figure: H. 36 3/8 in. (92.4 cm); W. 27 1/2 in. (69.9 cm); D. 19 5/8 in. (49.8 cm)
Figure with base: H. 63 3/4 in. (161.9 cm); W. 38 3/4 in. (98.4 cm); D. 39 1/8 in. (99.4 cm)
Figure with base and halo: H. 86 in. (218.4 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1926
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Buddhism, term: Buddha