Caption

Shakyamuni Buddha, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 17th–18th century. Bronze sculpture of Shakyamuni Buddha with ushnisha; Chinese Buddhism iconography including tutelary deities and Buddha iconography. Height 47.0 cm; width 26.0 cm., A seated statue of a meditative figure shown in profile with a calm facial expression, closed eyes, elongated earlobes, and tightly curled hair; the figure wears flowing robes with decorative patterns visible on the fabric and the hands rest in a gesture near the lap; the surface shows a metallic finish with worn areas revealing a golden color alongside darker bronze and brown tones, and the background is a smooth gray gradient.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A24_405

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.4Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Shakyamuni Buddha Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 17th–18th century Bronze sculpture ushnisha Chinese Buddhism iconography tutelary deities Buddha iconography Height 47.0 cm width 26.0 cm seated statue meditative figure shown profile calm facial expression closed eyes elongated earlobes tightly curled hair figure wears flowing robes decorative patterns visible fabric hands rest gesture near lap surface metallic finish worn areas revealing golden color alongside darker bronze brown tones background smooth gray gradient.