Shaoxing Keyan: Maitreya Buddha
Stone
Shaoxing Keyan: Maitreya Buddha
CHINA, Zhejiang, Shaoxing; Sui dynasty
Located 12 km west of Shaoxing, Keyan is a quarry that dates from the Sui dynasty (581–618) and occupies 11 ha. A 27.3 m high rocky outcrop has a niche carved into it with a Maitreya Buddha inside. The figure smiles with a rounded face and has finely defined eyes. The Buddha wears a monastic robe over both shoulders. The lower part of the body blends with the rock, making it appear as though the Buddha emerges naturally from the rock. This sculpture was listed as a Provincial Cultural Heritage Site in 1997.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, page 1359.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Shaoxing Keyan: Maitreya Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, vol. 8, 2016, pp. 1359.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Shaoxing Keyan: Maitreya Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, 8:1359.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Shaoxing Keyan: Maitreya Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S (Vol. 8, pp. 1359).
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