Carved stone "Kassapa Buddha", Liao style
Carved stone "Kassapa Buddha", Liao style
Carved stone, with patina and wear. It depicts three niches containing the Buddha, in half-relief, seated in a meditative posture on a lotus base. They are holding sacred objects with their hands on their laps in a 'mudra' position. On the pillars dividing the niches are characters written "迦葉佛" (Kassapa Buddha). In the lower part there is a register with a bas-relief showing a procession of a dignitary being carried in his chariot accompanied by his guards. Depicts faults. On a carved wooden base.
Provenance: European private collection.
Height: 30.50 - 30.90 cm; Depth: 6.20 - 8 cm; Width: 40.60 - 41.40 cm; Size: 7 x 14 x 48 cm
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Carved stone "Kassapa Buddha", Liao style
Carved stone, with patina and wear. It depicts three niches containing the Buddha, in half-relief, seated in a meditative posture on a lotus base. They are holding sacred objects with their hands on their laps in a 'mudra' position. On the pillars dividing the niches are characters written "迦葉佛" (Kassapa Buddha). In the lower part there is a register with a bas-relief showing a procession of a dignitary being carried in his chariot accompanied by his guards. Depicts faults. On a carved wooden base.
Provenance: European private collection.
Height: 30.50 - 30.90 cm; Depth: 6.20 - 8 cm; Width: 40.60 - 41.40 cm; Size: 7 x 14 x 48 cm
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