A Bronze Figure of the Buddha from a Votive Plaque (Kakebotoke)
A Bronze Figure of the Buddha from a Votive Plaque (Kakebotoke)

NANBOKUCHO PERIOD (14TH CENTURY)

细节
A Bronze Figure of the Buddha from a Votive Plaque (Kakebotoke)
Nanbokucho period (14th century)
Hollow-cast and fitted with supports for suspension and modelled as a seated Buddha on a lotus platform, the hands held in a mudra; finished with a black patina
9 5/8in. (24.5cm.) high

拍品专文

This simplified figure was attached with small nails to a circular votive plaque (kakebotoke) that is unique to the Buddhist art of Japan.