Caption

Buddha sitting on a lotus throne, figurine, Chinese culture, Chinese art, Buddha iconography, Buddhist art, lotus throne iconography, Harbin, China, Qing 1644–1911, ushnisha, 19th century, Tibet, sculpture, height 14.4 cm, A small metallic statue of a seated figure viewed in profile against a plain light gray background, showing a golden-brass tone overall with areas of darker patina and greenish-blue oxidation on the hair and upper head; the figure sits cross-legged on a rounded decorative base with petal-like carvings, hands resting in the lap, elongated earlobes, a detailed textured hairstyle topped by a small finial, and smooth sculpted contours on the torso and limbs, with reflections of the base visible on the glossy surface beneath; visible colors include gold, brass, greenish-blue, dark brown, and light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_410

License type

Rights managed

Available size

73.6Mb (1.1Mb) / 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 Harbin China Qing 1644–1911 ushnisha 19th century Tibet sculpture height 14.4 cm small metallic statue seated figure viewed profile plain light gray background showing golden-brass tone areas darker patina greenish-blue oxidation hair upper head figure sits cross-legged rounded decorative base petal- carvings hands resting lap elongated earlobes detailed textured hairstyle topped small finial smooth sculpted contours torso limbs reflections base visible glossy surface beneath visible colors include gold brass greenish-blue dark brown light gray.