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Buda, probablemente Amitabha

early 7th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 208
El culto al celestial Buda Amitabha (Amituo fo) enseña que es imposible alcanzar la iluminación durante una vida transcurrida en aciagas circunstancias y aviva el deseo de renacer en Sukhavati, una tierra pura o estadio intermedio donde las condiciones propiciarán la búsqueda de la sabiduría avanzada. Esta imagen de Amitabha se identifica por la posición de los brazos, sugiriendo que las manos (hoy perdidas) adoptaban un gesto de meditación. Fue realizada mediante la compleja técnica de la laca seca, consistente en cubrir con arcilla un núcleo, a menudo de madera, y rodearlo de retazos de tela de cáñamo saturados con laca. Cuando la laca está seca, se retira el núcleo. En el siglo VIII esta técnica, ya conocida en China, se extendió al Japón.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 唐 彩繪塗金夾紵漆阿彌陀佛像
  • Título: Buda, probablemente Amitabha
  • Periodo: Dinastía Tang
  • Fecha: Principios del siglo VII
  • Geografía: China
  • Material: Laca seca hueca con trazas de dorado y pigmentos polícromos
  • Dimensiones: a. 96,5 cm
  • Crédito: Fondo Rogers, 1919
  • Número de inventario: 19.186
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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