Chaozhou: Sakyamuni Buddha
Porcelain
Chaozhou: Sakyamuni Buddha
CHINA, Guangdong, Chaozhou; Northern Song dynasty
This porcelain statue was one of four found in Chaozhou in 1922. According to the inscriptions on the throne, the statue was made by Zhou Ming from the Chaozhou kilns and commissioned by the Liu couple in 1068 during the Northern Song dynasty.
The Buddha is portrayed with a high usnisa with a jewel in the center, a square face, long curving eyebrows, downcast eyes, long, thin nose, tight lips, a mustache and beard. His ears are elongated. The Buddha wears an inner and outer robe and has both shoulders covered. The right hand is raised in a mudra, while the left hand rests on the knee. The figure is seated in full lotus position on a square throne that is plain except for the hanging drapery.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, page 236.
Cite this article:
author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Lovelock, Yann and Chou, Yuan and Huntington, Susan and Edson, Gary and Neather, Robert,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F},
pages = 236,
title = {{Chaozhou: Sakyamuni Buddha}},
volume = 10,
year = {2016}}