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A Case of the Weeping Buddha
Upon reopening February 8, 2020, the Seattle Asian Art Museum is displaying the seated Buddha Shakyamuni for the first time in over a decade. Cast in the late 8th to early 9th century in Kashmir, Buddha Shakyamuni is seated in the dharmachakra mudra, a gesture that signifies the sharing of...