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Seven Buddhas on a Lotus Stand
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Seven Buddhas on a Lotus Stand
CHINA; Tang dynasty (618–907); Gilt bronze; Museum of East Asian Art, Cologne, Germany
The seven Buddhas are seated on spreading lotuses upheld by stalks that spring from a single plant. The Buddhas are positioned in an alternating fashion, apart from the central Buddha that is slightly larger and positioned higher than the others. All of the figures, apart from the one in the center, wear robes that cover both shoulders and hide their hands in the large sleeves. The central figure wears a monastic robe that leaves the right shoulder bare and the right hand is in bhumisparsa (earth-touching) mudra. The peach-shaped nimbuses are interconnected in the same way as the curling leaves on the stalks. |
