A Votive plaque depicting the Buddha seated in dhyana mudra, and flanked by two stupas / Artist Unknown, China
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- Accession Number
- 1964/2.23
- Title
- A Votive plaque depicting the Buddha seated in dhyana mudra, and flanked by two stupas
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Medium and Support
- terracotta, molded
- Object Creation Date
- 618-907
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- China (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- China (nation)
- Style/Group/Movement
- Buddhist
- Dimensions
- 4.8 cm x 3.8 cm (1 7/8 in. x 1 1/2 in.)
- Century
- 7th-9th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Sculpture
- Primary Object Type
- relief
- Secondary Object Classification
- Ritual Objects
- Secondary Object Type
- portable icon
- Physical Description
- A small, thin, molded clay plaque with a bas-relief scene.
- Subject Matter
- Buddha, seated cross-legged in what may be dhyana mudra (the hand gesture of meditation), flanked by two stupas, and with a mandorla behind his head, all in low, molded relief on a votive plaque.
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- bas-relief
- buddha
- buddhism
- lotus
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- plaques (flat objects)
- stupas
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- religious structures
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- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 531 x 497
- File Size
- 16 KB
- Record
- 1964/2.23
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"A Votive plaque depicting the Buddha seated in dhyana mudra, and flanked by two stupas; Artist Unknown, China." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1964-sl-2.23/1964_2.23.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024.
