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Buddha, provavelmente Amitabha

early 7th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 208
O culto celestial ao Buda Amitabha celestial (Amituo fo) ensina que é impossível alcançar a iluminação durante uma vida vivida sob circunstâncias não ideais e reacende o desejo de renascer no Sukhavati, uma terra pura ou estado intermediário no qual as condições são propícias para a busca da sabedoria avançada. Esta imagem de Amitabha se identifica pela posição dos braços, sugerindo que as mãos (hoje perdidas) adotaram um gesto de meditação. Foi feita utilizando uma técnica complexa de laca seca, consistente ao cobrir com argila um núcleo, muitas vezes de madeira e rodeado por pedaços de tecido de cânhamo saturados com laca. Em seguida, quando a laca está seca, o núcleo é removido. No século VIII, esta técnica, já conhecida na China, se estendeu até o Japão.

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  • 唐 彩繪塗金夾紵漆阿彌陀佛像
  • Título: Buddha, provavelmente Amitabha
  • Período: Dinastia Tang
  • Data: Início do século VII
  • Geografia: China
  • Meio: Laca seca oca com traços de dourado e pigmentos de polícromo
  • Dimensões: 96,5 cm de altura
  • Linha de créditos: Fundo Rogers, 1919
  • Número de acesso: 19.186
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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