Seven Buddhas on a Lotus Stand
Gilt bronze
Seven Buddhas on a Lotus Stand
CHINA; Sui to Tang dynasty
The Buddhas wear monastic robes in different styles and have their hands in various mudras. Each figure measures approximately 10 cm in height, and has an openwork nimbus with a flaming surround. The nimbuses were cast separately and later affixed to the figures. The Buddhas are each seated in full lotus positions on a lotus throne, which is linked to a pentagonal stand by twining lotus stalks. Small votive objects such as this sculpture were typical of this early period.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, page 1044.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Seven Buddhas on a Lotus Stand." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, vol. 12, 2016, pp. 1044.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Seven Buddhas on a Lotus Stand" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, 12:1044.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Seven Buddhas on a Lotus Stand. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr (Vol. 12, pp. 1044).
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