Standing Buddha
Gilt bronze
Standing Buddha
CHINA; Northern Wei dynasty
The Buddha stands on a lotus pedestal that is supported on a square four-legged stand. His welcoming quality is emphasized by the right hand raised in the abhaya (fearlessness) mudra and the left hand opened in the varada (wish-granting) mudra. The voluminous gown that wraps over the left arm is particularly striking for the way in which it flares outwards in a series of cascading layers. The slim figure and vivid features of the statue are typical of the elegant sculptures of the late Northern Wei dynasty (386–534).
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, page 1131.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Standing Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, vol. 13, 2016, pp. 1131.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Standing Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, 13:1131.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Standing Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z (Vol. 13, pp. 1131).
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