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Tathagata Buddha

Unknown artist, late 1800s

87 cm × 2.14 m

Taller than a doorway. Stood on end it is 1.3 people tall.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 2.14 m
Width: 87 cm
Medium: hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Kind: Painting
Made in: Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
Where the measurement comes from: Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
As the museum records it: Overall: 214 x 69.4 cm (84 1/4 x 27 5/16 in.)
Why this differs from the record: Recorded as 69 cm × 2.14 m. Hung to match the photograph.
Credit: Worcester R. Warner Collection

Five questions, answered from its own record. What is AGAI?

How big is it?: 87 cm × 2.14 m. Taller than a doorway. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made late 1800s. It is in the public domain, and The Cleveland Museum of Art publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?: Everyone’s to see. It is held by The Cleveland Museum of Art: Worcester R. Warner Collection.
How was it made?: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, made in Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910), Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910).
Who speaks for it?: Its record at The Cleveland Museum of Art. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

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