Domoko: Seated Buddha
Copper
Domoko: Seated Buddha
CHINA, Xinjiang, Hotan
The statue was discovered near two pagoda sites in Domoko, an area that was once a thriving Buddhist art center. The figure sits in the full lotus position on an oval lotus throne that is located on a Sumeru pedestal. A four-line inscription is carved along the front of the pedestal in Sanskri. The white areas of the Buddha’s eyes and urna are inlaid with silver. The right hand is positioned in the vitarka (teaching) mudra. The figure wears a monastic robe that leaves the right shoulder bare. The material and overall design of the statue bear characteristics similar to Kashmiri figures, suggesting it may have been brought in via the Silk Road.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, page 298.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Domoko: Seated Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, vol. 10, 2016, pp. 298.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Domoko: Seated Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, 10:298.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Domoko: Seated Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F (Vol. 10, pp. 298).
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