Period:Qing dynasty Production date:18thC
Materials:ivory, metal, textile,
Technique:carved, painted, gilded,
Subjects:buddhism
Dimensions:Height: 11 centimetres (shrine) Height: 8.20 centimetres Width: 12 centimetres Width: 4.50 centimetres
Description:
Carved ivory figure of a Maitreya Buddha seated with cross legged on a lotus throne, with his hands in the mudra of meditation and eyes cast down. The ivory is heavily coloured and gilded and is stored in a metal shrine with a base covered with fabric.
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![图片[1]-figure; shrine BM-2018-3005.29.a-b-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/43/mid_P1010496.jpg)
![图片[2]-figure; shrine BM-2018-3005.29.a-b-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/43/mid_P1010489.jpg)
![图片[3]-figure; shrine BM-2018-3005.29.a-b-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/43/mid_P1010491.jpg)
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Materials:ivory, metal, textile,
Technique:carved, painted, gilded,
Subjects:buddhism
Dimensions:Height: 11 centimetres (shrine) Height: 8.20 centimetres Width: 12 centimetres Width: 4.50 centimetres
Description:
Carved ivory figure of a Maitreya Buddha seated with cross legged on a lotus throne, with his hands in the mudra of meditation and eyes cast down. The ivory is heavily coloured and gilded and is stored in a metal shrine with a base covered with fabric.
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