Seated Buddha
Gilt bronze
Seated Buddha
CHINA; Tang dynasty
The well-proportioned Buddha was created in the Late Tang period (846–907). The figure sits in full lotus posture upon a simple disc. The head, with its elongated ears, is inclined forward and the long eyes are focused downwards. The wavy hair is influenced by the Gandharan style. The Buddha wears a realistically folded monastic robe over the left shoulder. Both hands are raised at the chest in a mudra. Originally, the figure rested on a lotus throne with a mandorla at the back.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, page 1009.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Seated Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, vol. 12, 2016, pp. 1009.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Seated Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, 12:1009.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Seated Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr (Vol. 12, pp. 1009).
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