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Longxing Temple: Standing Buddha
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Longxing Temple: Standing Buddha
CHINA, Shandong, Qingzhou; Northern Qi dynasty (550–577); Marble; H: 105 cm; Qingzhou Museum, Shandong, China
The statue was unearthed from Longxing Temple in 1966. The head of the Buddha is elongated and has sharply defined eyebrows that run down to the long nose. The eyes are lowered beneath a broad forehead and the lips are bow-shaped. The Buddha stands on a lotus pedestal and wears a monastic robe that covers both shoulders. The robe has a low hanging collar and the tightly fitting material molds itself to the body’s slim contours. Though the right arm is missing and the left hand damaged, the hands were probably held in the conventional varada (wish-granting) and abhaya (fearlessness) mudras. |
