Caption

Buddha sitting on a lotus throne;, ; figurine; Chinese culture; Chinese art; Buddha iconography; Buddhist art; lotus throne iconography; ushnisha; Qing dynasty 1644–1911; 19th century; possibly China/Tibet; sculpture; height 14.4 cm., A gilded statue of a seated figure on a rounded lotus base, shown against a plain light gray background. The figure sits cross-legged with one hand resting on the knee and the other in the lap, wearing a draped robe with decorative patterns and a textured topknot. The surface shows areas of gold and darker patina, with touches of blue on the hair and subtle darker spots across the body and base. The base is carved with repeating petal motifs and the statue casts a faint reflection on the surface below.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_407

License type

Rights managed

Available size

73.6Mb (1.4Mb) / 14.3in x 20.0in / 4286 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Buddha sitting lotus throne figurine Chinese culture Chinese art Buddha iconography Buddhist art lotus throne iconography ushnisha Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century China Tibet sculpture height 14.4 cm gilded statue seated figure rounded lotus base shown plain light gray background figure sits cross-legged hand resting knee lap wearing draped robe decorative patterns textured topknot surface areas gold darker patina touches blue hair subtle darker spots across body base carved repeating petal motifs statue casts faint reflection .