Vairocana Buddha (Japanese, Dainichi Nyorai) / Artist Unknown, Japan

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Accession Number
2003/2.59.1
Title
Vairocana Buddha (Japanese, Dainichi Nyorai)
Artist Nationality
Japanese
Object Creation Date
17th century
Object Creation Place
Asia (continent)
Japan (nation)
Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2
Japan (nation)
Style/Group/Movement
Buddhist
Dimensions
130 cm x 73 cm x 57 cm (51 3/16 in. x 28 3/4 in. x 22 7/16 in.)
Century
17th century
Primary Object Classification
Sculpture
Primary Object Type
figure
Secondary Object Classification
Ritual Objects
Physical Description
A figure is sitting on a lotus-shaped pedestal, which is itself placed on an hexagonal pedestal. The figure wears a drape hanging from the left shoulder and covering the bottom. The arms are placed in front; right hand holding the left index finger. The facial expression is calm; the two eyes looking down; a dot on the forehead. Two elongated ears. A tall crown on the head. The two halos are on the back of the figure; one behind the head and other behind the torso. Two halos are surrounded by an oval-shaped dais. The statue and pedestals are guilded with gold; some polychrome remnants.
Subject Matter
This particular image is identified as Vairocana Buddha (“Great Radiance” by his gesture of clasping his left forefinger with his right hand, symbolizing the philosophical notion of “the union of six elements” (earth, air, fire, water, and wood, all subsumed into mind). The elegant facial expression, bejeweled crown shows Buddha as a prince.
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1936 x 2617
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Record
2003/2.59.1
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"Vairocana Buddha (Japanese, Dainichi Nyorai); Artist Unknown, Japan." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2003-sl-2.59.1/2003_2.59.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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