Shogenji Temple: Prince Siddhartha at Birth
Gilt bronze
太子降生像
日本
據《元興寺緣起》記載，佛教最初由百濟傳來時，悉達多太子像及浴佛器皿即一併傳入日本，自古以來太子降生便受到信仰。該像鑄造於七世紀，為日本現存年代最早的太子降生像之一。一九八八年指定為日本重要文化財。
此像包括頭後背光所用的榫頭與足下的蓮台，為一體鑄成，銅造鎏金。太子上半身較長，下半身較短，一手指天，一手指地，跣足於蓮台上。方臉大耳，漾著笑容，螺髮似小方塊狀。袒上身，著裙，繫結的腰帶與下裙的滾邊施以裝飾，表現出在小像上往往被省略的部分。從太子像面帶微笑的表情及左右對稱的衣紋線等，可見到近似止利派金銅佛的雕刻藝術。
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 300.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Shogenji Temple: Prince Siddhartha at Birth." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 300.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Shogenji Temple: Prince Siddhartha at Birth" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:300.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Shogenji Temple: Prince Siddhartha at Birth. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 300).
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