Baoji: Heavenly King
Gilt bronze
Baoji: Heavenly King
CHINA, Shaanxi, Baoji; Tang dynasty
This statue was unearthed in 1970 from Longxian, Baoji, and was believed to have been one of a pair. The figure depicts a Heavenly King with a ferocious appearance who stands triumphantly upon two demons. The king has fierce eyes, a bulbous nose, and snarling mouth with hair tied up in an intricate topknot. The figure is tall and wears elaborate body armor that reaches down to the knees. The shoulder guards are in the form of dragons that appear to be swallowing the figure’s arms. This detail continues through the statue’s decorated leggings.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, page 120.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Baoji: Heavenly King." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, vol. 10, 2016, pp. 120.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Baoji: Heavenly King" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, 10:120.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Baoji: Heavenly King. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F (Vol. 10, pp. 120).
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