Buddha and Attendants
Gilt bronze
Buddha and Attendants
CHINA; Sixteen Kingdoms
The Buddha is depicted with a high topknot held in place by a low crown and wears a monastic robe that covers the whole body. The figure has wide eyes, a bulbous nose, and lips lightly closed. The Buddha is seated on a lion throne with hands in the dhyana (meditation) mudra. Two disciples and two apsaras flank the figure. A small hole is located at the top of the mandorla that could have been used to secure a canopy, which is now missing. This work is considered one of the earliest Chinese-style Buddhist statues.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, page 190.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Buddha and Attendants." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, vol. 10, 2016, pp. 190.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Buddha and Attendants" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, 10:190.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Buddha and Attendants. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F (Vol. 10, pp. 190).
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