Two Seated Buddhas

Gilt bronze
Total H 12.3
Northern Wei dynasty, China　
6th century
Zhengshi 1　

Two Seated Buddhas
  • D003790
Two Seated Buddhas_0
  • D003790
  • 1992/12/02
Two Seated Buddhas_1
  • D003792
  • 1992/12/02
Two Seated Buddhas_2
  • A024216
  • 1992/12/02
Two Seated Buddhas_3
  • A024218
  • 1992/12/02
Two Seated Buddhas_4
  • A024219
  • 1992/12/02
Two Seated Buddhas_5
  • A024220
  • 1992/12/02
Two Seated Buddhas_6
  • A024221
  • 1992/12/02
Two Seated Buddhas_7
  • A024222
  • 1992/12/02
Two Seated Buddhas_8
  • A024223
  • 1992/12/02
Two Seated Buddhas_9
  • A024224
  • 1992/12/02
Two Seated Buddhas_10
  • A024225
  • 1992/12/02

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 These two Buddhas seated shoulder-to-shoulder and performing meditation mudras depict Sakyamuni and Prabhutaratna as described in the Kenhōtōbon passage of the Lotus Sutra. Their form is simple, but the vivid carving and brilliant gilding are impressive, making it a choice example of a Northern Wei small gilt bronze Buddha sculpture.
 
Yasuo Inamoto 
Masterworks from the Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall at the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2010, p.136, no.168. 

Accession Number 1271-0
Category Sculptures
Bibliography Masterworks from the Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall at the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2013, 168p. Masterworks from the Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall at the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2012, 168p. Masterworks from the Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall at the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2010, 160p.

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