Seated Buddha
Stone
Seated Buddha
CHINA; Tang dynasty
The Buddha sits cross-legged on a throne that is supported on an octagonal base. The hexagonal column beneath the throne terminates on a reverse lotus. The inscription found on the base states the sculpture was dedicated in 706.
The figure has a flattened usnisa and a squared head outlined by long flat ears. The broad-sleeved monastic robe falls over the throne in a pattern of decorative folds. The missing hand was probably raised in abhaya (fearlessness) mudra. The mandorla behind the throne is also missing, but enclosed a nimbus with a floriated rim.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, page 1006.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Seated Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, vol. 12, 2016, pp. 1006.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Seated Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, 12:1006.
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. 1006).
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