Shakyamuni Buddha in gilded lacquered copper alloy, China, Ming Dynasty (1368–1644), 17th century

Shakyamuni Buddha in gilded lacquered copper alloy, China, Ming Dynasty (1368–1644), 17th century Depicted seated in the padmāsana posture on a lotus-shaped base with a double row of petals, the Buddha is shown with his hands in the varada mudra. He is clad in a monastic robe (kāṣāya) with flowing folds that leave his right shoulder bare, in accordance with an iconography widely prevalent during the Ming Dynasty. The face, with half-closed eyes and framed by long, drooping ears, is adorne

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Asian art

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Paris