Xianyan Temple Huiguang Pagoda: Heavenly King
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Xianyan Temple Huiguang Pagoda: Heavenly King
CHINA, Zhejiang, Rui’an; Northern Song dynasty
The statue was discovered in 1966 and was gilded except most of the gold has flaked off. Heavenly Kings are guardian, so this figure is depicted wearing a helmet and full body armor. The right hand hangs downward as if resting on the pommel of sword, although that is now missing, while the other hand holds a jewel. The body is turned abruptly to one side and the face scowls downward in that direction. The momentum has thrown the weight of the body onto one side and therefore, the arm is extended for balance.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, page 1370.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Xianyan Temple Huiguang Pagoda: Heavenly King." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, vol. 13, 2016, pp. 1370.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Xianyan Temple Huiguang Pagoda: Heavenly King" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, 13:1370.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Xianyan Temple Huiguang Pagoda: Heavenly King. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z (Vol. 13, pp. 1370).
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booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z},
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