Standing Buddha
Gilt bronze
Standing Buddha
CHINA; Northern Qi dynasty
The Buddha stands upon a lotus pedestal with bare feet slightly separated. The distinct elongation of the figure is unusual. The wavy hair rises to a low usnisa, while the right and left hands are held in the abhaya (fearlessness) and varada (wish-granting) mudras respectively. The Buddha wears a monastic robe that covers both shoulders and falls into a U-shaped curve at the waist, and continues rippling downwards. The inner robe is fastened above the waist. The mandorla has been removed and only mortises remain. The conciseness in style displays features of Northern Qi (550–577) sculptures.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, page 1135.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Standing Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, vol. 13, 2016, pp. 1135.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Standing Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, 13:1135.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Standing Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z (Vol. 13, pp. 1135).
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