Sujet
Amitabha, mid 1000s. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Amitabha, mid 1000s. This delicately crafted statue of Amitabha, the Buddha of Infinite Light, bears testimony to the flowering of Buddhist art under the Liao Empire established by the Khitans, a nomadic Mongolian people, after the Tang persecution of Buddhists in 845. The Liao rulers were devout Buddhists who commissioned substantial religious projects. Liao Buddhist artifacts reflecting close ties to the Tang traditions were likely executed by displaced or enslaved artisans as a result of the Khitan conquest of northern China.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F69_222
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
87,5Mo (5,4Mo) / 47,0cm x 46,7cm / 5549 x 5513 (300dpi)