Song Chao
CHINA; Tang dynasty
Song Chao was a sculptor who, as recorded in Famous Paintings in History, carved a statue of Maitreya Buddha alongside a group of artists that included Qiao’er and Zhang Shou in 665. The image, located under a tree at a shrine within Jing’ai Temple in Henan, was based on painting samples brought back from India by Master Song Fazhi. Wang Xuance, a sculptor who accompanied Master Song Fazhi on the voyage to India, directed the sculpting of the Maitreya Buddha, while Lee An did the gold foil painting.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People, page 242.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Song Chao." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People , vol. 19, 2016, pp. 242.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Stefanie Pokorski, Yichao, Mankuang, and Miaohsi. 2016. "Song Chao" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People , 19:242.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Pokorski, S., Yichao, Mankuang, & Miaohsi.. (2016). Song Chao. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People (Vol. 19, pp. 242).
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