佛像网

尺寸：21.3 x 14.6 cm
年代：13世纪
质地：木雕漆金彩绘
风格：尼泊尔
来源：克利夫兰艺术博物馆
参阅：外部链接
鉴赏：
Figure of a Maitreya on a Tiered Pedestal

这尊造像垂放的双腿表明，他是下一位即将证悟并传播佛教教法的历史人物——将在当下历史佛陀（释迦牟尼）的教法被遗忘的未来时代降临。尼泊尔艺术家以其精湛的木雕技艺而闻名。由于西藏木材稀缺，尼泊尔的木工匠人常受邀携带材料进入西藏，在富有的寺院和宫殿中工作，他们也是风格与图像学的重要传播者。

The pendant legs of this image indicate that he is the next historical figure to achieve enlightenment and spread Buddhist teachings in a future time when the current historical Buddha's teachings will have been forgotten. Nepalese artists were famous for their skill in woodcarving. Since wood is scarce in Tibet, Nepalese woodworkers were invited to import materials and work in wealthy Tibetan monasteries and palaces and were important transmitters of styles and iconographies.

展览:
Year in Review: 1972. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 27-March 18, 1973).