Period:Ming dynasty Production date:1467
Materials:bronze, gold,
Technique:gilded, cast,
Subjects:buddha
Dimensions:Height: 32 centimetres
Description:
A gilded bronze figure of Amitabha standing on a lotus base; his right hand in varada mudra. Inscribed. Made of gilded cast bronze.
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Comments:Zwalf 1985The very long right arm reaches out to souls destined for the Western Paradise. Pure Land Buddhism continued to be popular in the Ming and Qing dynasties, as did Chan Buddhism, with both schools sharing more ideas – a trend that had begun in the 10th century. The drapery on later Chinese Buddhist bronze sculpture is rarely naturalistic, the preference being for a flatter, more linear approach, enlivened here by the vigorous undulation of the robe borders.
Materials:bronze, gold,
Technique:gilded, cast,
Subjects:buddha
Dimensions:Height: 32 centimetres
Description:
A gilded bronze figure of Amitabha standing on a lotus base; his right hand in varada mudra. Inscribed. Made of gilded cast bronze.
IMG
Comments:Zwalf 1985The very long right arm reaches out to souls destined for the Western Paradise. Pure Land Buddhism continued to be popular in the Ming and Qing dynasties, as did Chan Buddhism, with both schools sharing more ideas – a trend that had begun in the 10th century. The drapery on later Chinese Buddhist bronze sculpture is rarely naturalistic, the preference being for a flatter, more linear approach, enlivened here by the vigorous undulation of the robe borders.
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