Item: Shakyamuni Buddha
ཤཱཀྱ་ཐུབ་པ།
释迦牟尼佛
(item no. 65485)
| Origin Location | China |
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| Date Range | 1400 - 1499 |
| Lineages | Buddhist |
| Material | Metal, Mercuric Gild, Precious Stone |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Person
Shakyamuni Buddha (Tibetan: sha kya tu pa, sang gye. English: the Enlightened One, Sage of the Shakya Clan).
Sanskrit: Buddha Shakyamuni
Tibetan: Sang gye sha kya tu pa
The throne base and throne back are clearly in a Tibetan style and origin. The Buddha figure however has the Yongle Emperor of China mark on the front of the seat (1403-24). This Buddha figure was substituted for the original figure intended for this throne base and throne back.
Jeff Watt 2-2007
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Densatil Sculpture
Shakyamuni Buddha: Main Page
Sculpture: Yongle Style, Xuande & Zhengtong Period
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Sculpture (Gallery 1)
Collection of RMA: Selected Sculpture
Collection of Jourdan-Barry
Sculpture: Figurative, Three Parts
Buddhist Deity: Buddha Figures (Yongle)
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