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Buddha or Maitreya, seated in cross-legged pose, on dias with incised incense burner and figures of two donors

Chinese

Artwork Details

Buddha or Maitreya, seated in cross-legged pose, on dias with incised incense burner and figures of two donors
late 6th century
Chinese
gilt bronze
3 ¼ in. (8.3 cm);
Museum purchase for the James Marshall Plumer Memorial Collection
1961/2.75

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Description

The figure with suspended and crossed legs usually represents the Future Buddha, Maitreya, who will be the eighth in an endless series of enlightened saviors. An incense burner and two donors are depicted on the base.

Subject Matter:

Buddha (probably Shakyamuni Buddha) or Maitreya, in the form of a Buddha

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