Horyuji Temple: Standing Bodhisattva
Gilt bronze
Horyuji Temple: Standing Bodhisattva
JAPAN, Nara, Ikoma; Asuka period
The 7th century sculpture was cast in one piece and is hollow inside. Its bronze exterior has been gilded. It is listed as an Important Cultural Property.
The unnamed Bodhisattva has a disproportionately large head and appendages. The figure wears a high headdress and holds some prayer beads in the hands that are joined before the chest. The statue is balanced on an inverted lotus pedestal. Stoles descend from the figure’s shoulders and arms to create an ordered, layered effect.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, page 448.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Horyuji Temple: Standing Bodhisattva." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, vol. 11, 2016, pp. 448.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Horyuji Temple: Standing Bodhisattva" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, 11:448.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Horyuji Temple: Standing Bodhisattva. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M (Vol. 11, pp. 448).
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