Sakyamuni Buddha by Zhou Ming; Northern Song dynasty, dated 1067
Porcelain
Zhou Ming
CHINA, Guangdong, Chaozhou; Northern Song dynasty
Zhou Ming was a ceramic artist who specialized in creating figures for Buddhist rituals as well as offering instruments. In 1922, four Sakyamuni Buddha sculptures were unearthed in Guangdong. An inscription on one of the sculptures denoted that it was made by Zhou in 1067. The other 3 sculptures had similar inscriptions, albeit with different years. Similarly, in 1980 a Seated Buddha sculpture crafted by him was uncovered from a kiln in Guangdong dating back to the Song dynasty (960–1127).
The Buddha sculptures made by Zhou feature bright, lustrous white bodies covered with a blue-green glaze and dark brown hair and eyes. His sculpting skills were seasoned and proficient, thoroughly reflecting the exceptional technical levels of the kilns in Chaozhou.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People, page 360.
Cite this article:
author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Youlu and Pokorski, Stefanie and Yichao and Mankuang and Miaohsi,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People },
pages = 360,
title = {{Zhou Ming}},
volume = 19,
year = {2016}}