Feng Sufu Tomb: Ornament with Seated Buddha (front)
Gold
Feng Sufu Tomb: Ornament with Seated Buddha (back)
Feng Sufu Tomb: Ornament with Seated Buddha
CHINA, Liaoning, Chaoyang; Northern Yan Kingdom
This gold ornament was excavated from the tomb of Feng Sufu in 1965. It was created using repoussé. The center holds an image of the Buddha, seated in full lotus position on a throne backed with a mandorla. On each side there are attendant Bodhisattvas. Surround the central images is sawtooth and honeysuckle patterning. The reverse side has over 30 round discs attached with gold thread.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 98.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Feng Sufu Tomb: Ornament with Seated Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 98.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Feng Sufu Tomb: Ornament with Seated Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:98.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Feng Sufu Tomb: Ornament with Seated Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 98).
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