Xianqing Temple: Seated Buddha
Stone
Xianqing Temple: Seated Buddha
CHINA, Shanxi, Jinzhong; Eastern Wei dynasty
The statue was discovered at the ruins of Xianqing Temple in Pingyao county of Jinzhong. The elegantly proportioned figure is seated in a half lotus posture that is more governed by the need to create a stable design than realistic representation. The hair is smooth and the mounded usnisa also adds to the impression of balance and stillness. The monastic robes cover both shoulders while the outer robe opens to show the diagonal line of the inner robe. The shallow folds of the material supplement this diagonal pattern until the garment cascades over the legs in a rippling decorative pattern.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, page 1370.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Xianqing Temple: Seated Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, vol. 13, 2016, pp. 1370.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Xianqing Temple: Seated Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, 13:1370.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Xianqing Temple: Seated Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z (Vol. 13, pp. 1370).
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