Bronze gilded Buddha statue made by the Zhou government

[Bronze gilded golden Buddha sitting statue made by the Zhou government]

The bronze gilded golden Buddha sitting statue made by the Zhou government, in the 29th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1396), is 6 cm high
The statue of Sakyamuni is in a bun, with meditation and vow seals in his hands, wearing a cassock, and sitting on the lotus platform with folded hands. Under the lotus platform, there is a six-cornered Xumizuo, who has a vow carved on his waist: “The Zhou government wants to repay the four blessings, and orders the workers to cast the Buddha. The same 548 Buddha statues are all gold plated, so they are widely offered and revered by the Buddha, and the people who are lucky and happy. The third son of Hong Wu will give birth on the auspicious day of April.” The Zhou government may be the abbreviation of the Zhou government. According to the History of the Ming Dynasty Volume 116, the fifth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Ju, was initially granted the title of King of Wu, the title of King of Zhou was changed in the eleventh year of Hongwu (1378), and the title was opened in the fourteenth year of Hongwu (1381). In the 22nd year (1389), Zhu Ju abandoned the vassal state and went to Fengyang. The emperor was angry and made him reside in the capital. In the 24th year (1391), he returned to the vassal state. Later, due to the suspicion of treason, he was recalled to Beijing and imprisoned. Cheng Zu entered Nanjing and returned to the throne. In the first year of Hongxi’s reign (1425), Honghong died
This bronze gilded Buddha statue can be found in public and private collections in Shanghai, Beijing and Japan, in addition to several collections in the Palace Museum in Beijing. From the preservation of gilding and vows, it should be the best. The above statues reflect the phenomenon that the Ming Dynasty palace was keen on Buddhist statues.