Caption

Shakyamuni Buddha, unknown sculptor; 18th century, China; Sino-Tibetan style Tibetan Buddhist sculpture depicting Buddha iconography ushnisha, bowls, vajras, lotus throne; materials: sculpture; dimensions: height 38.0 cm, width 25.0 cm, depth 13.7 cm; cultural attribution: Chinese, Himalayan/Tibetan Buddhist art., A gilded metal seated figure on a decorated pedestal, framed by an ornate openwork arch with scrolling floral and foliate motifs; the figure wears a patterned draped garment showing turquoise, blue, green, red, and gold tones, and holds a small bowl in one hand while the other hand rests on the knee; the skin of the figure appears in gold and bronze hues with areas of patina; the arch and base are predominantly gold with accents of green, blue, red, and turquoise, and the base features carved ornamental elements and stylized blossoms.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_206

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Available size

60.2Mb (3.4Mb) / 12.5in x 18.7in / 3744 x 5616 (300dpi)

Keywords

Shakyamuni Buddha unknown sculptor 18th century China Sino-Tibetan style Tibetan Buddhist sculpture depicting Buddha iconography ushnisha bowls vajras lotus throne materials sculpture dimensions height 38.0 cm width 25.0 cm depth 13.7 cm cultural attribution Chinese Himalayan Tibetan Buddhist art gilded metal seated figure decorated pedestal framed ornate openwork arch scrolling floral foliate motifs figure wears patterned draped garment showing turquoise blue green red gold tones holds small bowl hand hand rests knee skin gold bronze hues areas patina arch base predominantly gold accents features carved ornamental elements stylized blossoms.