Sujet

Dated gilt-bronze seated Buddha on a plinth, Hongwu period, early Ming dynasty, China, 1398. Artist: Unknown

Légende

Dated gilt-bronze seated Buddha on a plinth with long inscription, Hongwu period, early Ming dynasty, China, 1398. A dated gilt bronze Buddha seated with head slightly forward on a lotus throne atop a stepped hexagonal plinth. His right hand is shown in the bhumisparsamudra (earth-touching gesture). On the base of the lotus throne and plinth is a lengthy inscription identifying this Buddha as one of 5048 cast in 1398.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art

Date

1398

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images

Notre référence

HRM19B74_221

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

17,9Mo (438,0Ko) / 18,7cm x 24,0cm / 2214 x 2831 (300dpi)

Mots clés

vertical nature personnes gens mâle homme hommes Asiatique religieux Oriental séance fleur fleurs usine arts pays religion Bouddhiste Bouddhisme figure statue sculpture La Chine art Chinois type continent couleur couleur Bouddhistes ming endroit dorure siècle plinth faire des gestes objet façonné dynastie Dynastie De Ming lotus objet façonné assis trône 14e siècle Quatorzie siècle Museum of East Asian Art Buddha object Unknown bronze Gautama (Siddhartha) Gautama Siddharta Gautama Buddha Siddhartha Sakyamuni bronze object