Bohai: Figurine of a Standing Buddha
Gold
Bohai: Figurine of a Standing Buddha
CHINA, Heilongjiang, Mudanjiang; Tang dynasty
This gold standing Buddha was excavated in 1988. The figurine is 7 cm high, 1.2 cm across the shoulders, and weighs 49.1 g. The Buddha stands barefoot on a lotus pedestal and has a usnisa, a round face, and long earlobes. He wears an inner and outer robe with the folds clearly defined. The Buddha holds a vase in his left hand down by his side, while the right hand is raised with palm facing forward.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 16.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Bohai: Figurine of a Standing Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 16.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Bohai: Figurine of a Standing Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:16.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Bohai: Figurine of a Standing Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 16).
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