Seated Buddha
Gilt bronze
Seated Buddha
CHINA; Northern Wei dynasty
The robed Buddha sits cross-legged on a square Sumeru throne with hands in a version of dhyana (meditation) mudra. The throne is supported by a four-legged stand with an engraved band across the top.
The Buddha has a large usnisa and a disproportionately large head set on a thick neck. The flame-shaped mandorla behind the figure has a plain interior with flames surrounding its edge. Three seated Buddhas encircle the main figure with radiating nimbuses. The work has the characteristics of the Taihe period (477–499).
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, page 997.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Seated Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, vol. 12, 2016, pp. 997.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Seated Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, 12:997.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Seated Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr (Vol. 12, pp. 997).
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