Seated Buddha dated 338

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Seated Buddha dated 338발음듣기

This Buddha has unique status among Buddhas in China.발음듣기

Michael Knight, Senior Curator of Chinese Art.발음듣기

It has inscription on the back, that is equivalent to 338.발음듣기

And that is the earliest date inscribe on any Buddha sculpture from China.발음듣기

Not just on any museum but anywhere in the world.발음듣기

And the fact that there is an earliest dated Buddha and such a large one for the period.발음듣기

It is a masterpiece.발음듣기

No questions.발음듣기

While the sculpture itself is almost completely intact.발음듣기

There are some elements missing.발음듣기

If you can come peek around to the back, you will see sticking out at the back of the head.발음듣기

There is a square protrusion where the round hole in the middle.발음듣기

It suggests that something once was attached to the back of the Buddha.발음듣기

Most likely an umbrella.발음듣기

So as you look at this piece, you would have imagine what would have been a shaft going up with an umbrella on top of that shaft and then hanging from the outside edge of the umbrella.발음듣기

It would have been a series of bangles.발음듣기

Also on the front, you look at it closely.발음듣기

There are three holes.발음듣기

And those three holes most likely would have supported a pair of guardian lines on either side.발음듣기

And then on the center, it lotus.발음듣기

If the Buddha was completely covered in gold, except for the head which was probably painted dark blue or black.발음듣기

It was Buddhist missionary monks from central Asia, who brought images of the Buddha to China.발음듣기

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