Seated Buddha
Copper alloy
Seated Buddha
CHINA; Northern Wei dynasty
This simple sculpture depicts a Buddha seated in full lotus position on a simplified lotus throne. The figure has a rounded usnisa and wears a monastic robe that covers both shoulders. The figure’s hands are hidden within the wide sleeves. The nimbus features a large lotus and is enclosed within a petal-shaped mandorla incised with a pattern of flames. An inscription is located on the front legs of the stand stating that Ren Ting commissioned the sculpture in 504 for his father.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, page 999.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Seated Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, vol. 12, 2016, pp. 999.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Seated Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, 12:999.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Seated Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr (Vol. 12, pp. 999).
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