佛像网

尺寸：H. 8 in. (20.3 cm); W. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm); D. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
年代：8世纪初
质地：铜鎏金
风格：中原
来源：纽约大都会博物馆
参阅：外部链接
鉴赏：
The teaching gesture made by this figure, with the thumb of the right hand touching the little finger of the left, identifies him as Vairocana, the celestial Buddha who resides at the center of the cosmos. Vairocana is considered a transcendent form of the historical Buddha Shakyamuni. Though similar in appearance, he exists on another plane, unhindered by a mortal body.

来源:
Tonying & Co. sold to MMA in 1943
[ Tonying & Co. , New York, until 1943; sold to MMA]

馆藏号: 43.24.3

展览:
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. “Arts of Ancient China,” May 1988–Present.
Tokyo National Museum. “Treasured Masterpieces from the Metropolitan Museum of Art,” August 9, 1972–October 1, 1972.
Kyoto Municipal Museum. “Treasured Masterpieces from the Metropolitan Museum of Art,” October 8, 1972–November 26, 1972.
Nara National Museum. “Nihon Bukkyō bijutsu no genryū,” April 29, 1978–June 11, 1978.
New York. Asia House Gallery. “The Ideal Image: The Gupta Sculptural Tradition and its Influence,” October 5, 1978–December 3, 1978.
Tokyo National Museum. “Special Exhibition: Gilt Bronze Buddhist Statues - China, Korea, Japan,” March 10, 1987–April 19, 1987.
New York. Asia Society. “The Story of a Painting: The Korean Buddhist Treasure from the Burke Foundation,” April 23, 1991–July 28, 1991.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. “Another World Lies Beyond: Chinese Art and the Divine,” August 24, 2019–January 5, 2020.

出版:
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