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Buddha subduing Mara, 15th century, 24 3/4 in. (62.87 cm), Bronze, enamel, Thailand or Laos, Chieng San style, This sculpture captures the moment of the Buddhas enlightenment: the defeat of Mara, lord of the realm of desire and cause of human suffering. In a gesture called bhumisparsamudra, his right hand gently calls the earth to witness the momentous occasion. Thai sculptors often forgo the narrative details of the event; instead, they economically convey its essence. The Buddhas downcast eyes indicate deep meditation, a 'lion-like' body resists the armies of temptation, and the face, now free from suffering, radiates bliss. Likely created in central Thailand, the sculpture demonstrates how Thai artists frequently fused regional tastes. Its lotus-cushion throne and broad shoulders reflect developments in the northern Thai kingdom of Lan Na (12001700), while the oval head, U-incised chin, heart-shaped hairline, and tubular limbs reflect developments in the southern Sukothai Kingdom (12381438).
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Buddha subduing Mara, 15th century, 24 3/4 in. (62.87 cm), Bronze, enamel, Thailand or Laos, Chieng San style, This sculpture captures the moment of the Buddhas enlightenment: the defeat of Mara, lord of the realm of desire and cause of human suffering. In a gesture called bhumisparsamudra, his right hand gently calls the earth to witness the momentous occasion. Thai sculptors often forgo the narrative details of the event; instead, they economically convey its essence. The Buddhas downcast eyes indicate deep meditation, a 'lion-like' body resists the armies of temptation, and the face, now free from suffering, radiates bliss. Likely created in central Thailand, the sculpture demonstrates how Thai artists frequently fused regional tastes. Its lotus-cushion throne and broad shoulders reflect developments in the northern Thai kingdom of Lan Na (12001700), while the oval head, U-incised chin, heart-shaped hairline, and tubular limbs reflect developments in the southern Sukothai Kingdom (12381438).
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Album / quintlox
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4824 x 6754 px | 93.2 MB
Print size:
40.8 x 57.2 cm | 16.1 x 22.5 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
12001700 • 12381438 • 15 15TH XV XVTH FIFTEENTH CENTURY • 15TH CENTURY • 15TH CENTURY; • 15TH • 24 3/4 • 62.87 CM • ALLEGORY: DESIRE • ARMIES ARMY • ARMIES • ARMY'S • ARMY • ARTFORM: BRONZEWORK • BHUMISPARSAMUDRA • BROAD SHOULDERS REFLECT DEVELOPMENTS • BRONCE • BRONZE BRASS • BRONZE • BRONZES • BUDDHA SUBDUING MARA • BUDDHA'S DOWNCAST EYES INDICATE DEEP MEDITATION • BUDDHA'S ENLIGHTENMENT • CAUSE • CENTRAL THAILAND • CHIENG SAN STYLE • DEFEAT • DESIRE • DESIRE, ALLEGORY • DEVELOPMENTS • EARTH • ECONOMICALLY CONVEY • ENAMEL • ESSENCE • EVENT • EVENTS • FACE • FIFTEENTH CENTURY • FORGO • GESTURE • GESTURES • HEART-SHAPED HAIRLINE • HUMAN SUFFERING • LAN NA • LAOS • LIKELY CREATED • LION-' BODY RESISTS • LONGING • LORD (NOBILITY) • LORD • LOTUS-CUSHION THRONE • MARA • MOMENT • MOMENTOUS OCCASION • NARRATIVE DETAILS • NORTHERN THAI KINGDOM • NOW FREE • OVAL HEAD • RADIATES BLISS • REALM • REFLECT • RIGHT HAND GENTLY CALLS • SCULPTURE CAPTURES • SCULPTURE DEMONSTRATES • SIGLO XV • SOUTHERN SUKOTHAI KINGDOM • SUFFERING • TEMPTATION • THAI ARTISTS FREQUENTLY FUSED REGIONAL TASTES • THAI SCULPTORS • THAILAND • TUBULAR LIMBS • U-INCISED CHIN • VISAGE • WISH • WITNESS (MALE) • WITNESS (TO A SALE) • WITNESS • XV CENTURY
