Buddha Pentad
Gilt Copper
Buddha Pentad
CHINA; Tang dynasty
The Buddha is seated in full lotus position on a lotus throne and wearing a monastic robe that leaves the right shoulder bare. The figure’s nimbus is shaped like a lotus petal and decorated with flame motifs. The disciples have a nimbus consisting of two concentric circles, while the Bodhisattvas have a plain circular nimbus. There is an imp supporting a mountain censer beneath the throne. There is a kneeling figure and a Dharma protecting lion on either side of the censer. The figures have their hands joined in reverence.
This work was created by repoussé technique with the deepest part of the relief reaching 5 cm.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, page 202.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Buddha Pentad." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, vol. 10, 2016, pp. 202.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Buddha Pentad" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, 10:202.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Buddha Pentad. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F (Vol. 10, pp. 202).
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