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Buddha Shakyamuni with attendant bodhisattvas, Southern Song (1127–1279)–Yuan (1271–1368) dynasty, 12th–14th century, China, Mammoth ivory, H. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm), Sculpture, This extraordinary group is a rare example of Buddhist sculpture made in China using mammoth ivory as opposed to elephant ivory. Based on a text known as the Flower Garland Sutra, it depicts the founder of Buddhism, Shakyamuni, seated on a mythical animal known as a qilin and attended by the bodhisattvas Samantabhadhra (Chinese: Puxian) on an elephant and Manjushri (Chinese: Wenshu) on a lion.

Buddha Shakyamuni with attendant bodhisattvas, Southern Song (1127–1279)–Yuan (1271–1368) dynasty, 12th–14th century, China, Mammoth ivory, H. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm), Sculpture, This extraordinary group is a rare example of Buddhist sculpture made in China using mammoth ivory as opposed to elephant ivory. Based on a text known as the Flower Garland Sutra, it depicts the founder of Buddhism, Shakyamuni, seated on a mythical animal known as a qilin and attended by the bodhisattvas Samantabhadhra (Chinese: Puxian) on an elephant and Manjushri (Chinese: Wenshu) on a lion.
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Buddha Shakyamuni with attendant bodhisattvas, Southern Song (1127–1279)–Yuan (1271–1368) dynasty, 12th–14th century, China, Mammoth ivory, H. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm), Sculpture, This extraordinary group is a rare example of Buddhist sculpture made in China using mammoth ivory as opposed to elephant ivory. Based on a text known as the Flower Garland Sutra, it depicts the founder of Buddhism, Shakyamuni, seated on a mythical animal known as a qilin and attended by the bodhisattvas Samantabhadhra (Chinese: Puxian) on an elephant and Manjushri (Chinese: Wenshu) on a lion
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Tamaño imagen:
5200 x 3901 px | 58.0 MB
Tamaño impresión:
44.0 x 33.0 cm | 17.3 x 13.0 in (300 dpi)
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