Statuette of Ascetic Sakyamuni
Stoneware
Statuette of Ascetic Sakyamuni
CHINA
This statuette of Ascetic Sakyamuni portrays him with a thin face, long earlobes, a beard, and an emaciated body. He appears to be walking slowly and carefully. Sakyamuni’s eyes are downcast, yet he has a tranquil expression, with a slight smile. A yellow robe is draped over his left shoulder and is tied at the waist, flowing down to his feet. His left hand is raised in the abhaya (fearlessness) mudra, and his right arm is held down by his side. A contrast of dark and light brown colors were used to differentiate between the body and the robe. The folds of the robe portray a dynamism which is absent in the weak body.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 307.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Statuette of Ascetic Sakyamuni." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 307.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Statuette of Ascetic Sakyamuni" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:307.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Statuette of Ascetic Sakyamuni. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 307).
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