Sujet
Seated Amitayus Buddha, c. 570s. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Seated Amitayus Buddha, c. 570s. Amitayus, the Buddha of Infinite Life, is seated in meditation on a double lotus pedestal. The pedestal was not made with the statue but the combination is faithful to the original artistic conception. The statue is an extremely rare example of a major type of Northern Qi Buddhist sculpture. The heavy, massive front highlights the sense of monumentality and the spiritual essence of the Buddha. The pedestal exhibits the rich, ornate style of early Tang sculpture. It was commissioned by the Duke of Liang, Fang Xuanling (578-648), for the blessing of his second son and daughter-in-law, the Tang imperial princess of Gaoyang. The iconography and inscription suggest that it originally went with a statue, now missing, of Shakyamuni, the historical Buddha.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19G03_348
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
102,6Mo (4,9Mo) / 46,2cm x 55,6cm / 5462 x 6566 (300dpi)