Dehua: Statuette of Ascetic Sakyamuni
Porcelain
Dehua: Statuette of Ascetic Sakyamuni
CHINA, Fujian, Quanzhou
This Dehua porcelain statuette depicts Sakyamuni Buddha in contemplation during his period of asceticism, before he decided to follow the Middle Way. Appearing very thin, his face has sunken eyes, a long nose, a mustache, and signs of a beard on his pointed chin. His hair is curled and his chest is bare. He sits in royal ease position with one hand on top of the other, resting upon his knee. Despite his apparent emaciation, he has a peaceful countenance.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 54.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Dehua: Statuette of Ascetic Sakyamuni." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 54.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Dehua: Statuette of Ascetic Sakyamuni" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:54.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Dehua: Statuette of Ascetic Sakyamuni. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 54).
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