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Sehr große Figur eines bekrönten und geschmückten Buddha. Teak-Holz. Birma, Pagan. 12./13. Jh.
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Sehr große Figur eines bekrönten und geschmückten Buddha. Teak-Holz. Birma, Pagan. 12./13. Jh.
Stehend auf einem Lotoskissen, gekleidet in eine langärmelige, enganliegende Robe, am Halsausschnitt ein breites Collier. Die linke Hand ist angehoben und hält ein kleines Objekt, das sowohl als Stoffstück aus der Robe als auch als Schriftrolle interpretiert wird, die rechte Hand hängt herab und die Handfläche weist in varada mudra nach außen. Die hohe Krone mit spitzen Lanzettformen und seitlich hinter den Ohren mit Rosetten verzierten herabhängenden Schmuckplatten. Reste von weißer Grundierung. Ornament über dem ushnisha fehlt, einige Fehlstellen. Schwarzer Sockel.
Das Bildnis des gekrönten und geschmückten Buddhas wird unterschiedlich interpretiert. Es kann sich hier nicht um den historischen Buddha Shakyamuni handeln, der in Mönchsgewändern dargestellt wird. Der reiche Schmuck legt die Vermutung nahe, dass Maitreya dargestellt ist, der Buddha der Zukunft, der als geschmückter bodhisattva auf seine Wiedergeburt hofft. Möglicherweise handelt es sich bei diesen Figuren auch um Idealportraits verstorbener Könige und Adeliger in Pagan. Denn einige von ihnen hinterließen Schriften, aus denen hervorgeht, dass sie sich für erleuchtete buddhistische Herrscher hielten, die in ihren Leben außerordentliche Verdienste angehäuft hatten und daher die Chance hatten, als Buddha wiedergeboren zu werden. Oder es handelt sich um eine Kombination dieser Möglichkeiten: Die Darstellung eines historischen Königs, der als Maitreya wiedergeboren wird.
Ähnliche Buddha-Figuren aus Holz wurden in den Tempeln der Stadt Bagan (Pagan) in Myanmar (Burma) gefunden, die Hauptstadt eines großen und mächtigen Königreichs mit zahllosen Tempeln. Bei diesen Figuren handelt es sich möglicherweise um Weihegabe der Pilger an die aus Ziegeln erbauten Tempel, deren Entstehungszeit meist früher liegt. Wie üblich ist auch diese lebensgroße Figur aus einem Stück Teak-Holz geschnitzt. Daher liegen die Arme eng am Körper an.
189,9 cm
Provenienz
Privatsammlung, Süddeutschland
Literatur
Sylvia Fraser-Lu, Buddha images from Burma. Part 3: Wood and Lacquer, in: Arts of Asia, Jg. 11, Nr. 3 (Mai-Juni 1981), S. 129-130 und Sylvia Fraser-Lu und Donald M Stadtner, Buddhist Art of Myanmar, Asia Society Museum, New York 2015, Nr. 21, S. 130-131""
A large Bagan teak wood figure of a crowned and bejeweled Buddha. Burma, Bagan (Pagan). 12th/13th ce
Standing on a small lotus base wearing a long-sleeved robe, with an ornate necklace, the left hand raised to the chest and holding either a wedge of cloth or a small scripture scroll, the right hand hanging down in the varada mudra with palm turned outward, the crown consisting of several lancet shapes and ornamental flanges behind the ears. Remains of gesso. The tiered ornament above the ushnisha missing, some other losses. Mounted on a black base.
The image of the crowned and bejeweled Buddha has been variously interpreted. The historical Shakyamuni is usually shown as a simple mendicant clad in a monk's robe. The elaborate ornamentation of the Pagan Buddhas suggest that they are representations of Maitreya, the future Buddha waiting as a crowned and jeweled Bodhisattva for his rebirth. There is also some indication that these sculptures may be idealized portraits of deceased kings and nobles of Pagan. Some of the greatest rulers of their era left inscriptions stating that they considered themselves enlightened Buddhist sovereigns who had acquired exceptional merit during past lives and would eventually be reborn as Buddhas. Both interpretations may apply: The image could represent a historical king reborn as Maitreya.
This sculpture represents the Buddha as he was depicted in eleventh- through thirteenth-century Pagan. A number of very similar standing crowned Buddha images, carved from single tree trunks, have been found in temples in the city of Bagan (Pagan) in Myanmar (Burma). Bagan was once the capital of a large and powerful kingdom. The Burmese temple city of Bagan underwent a spectacular flowering during the eleventh to thirteenth centuries. To embellish the city's numerous brick temples, Buddhist images were created in paint, metal, stone, and wood. Only a small group of figures from Pagan relating to this crowned Buddha survives. Several are housed in American Museum such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (acc. no. 1992.382), The Los Angeles County Museum, and the Asian Art Museum San Francisco (acc. no. B86S7).
189.9 cm
Provenance
Private collection, Southern Germany
Literature
Compare similar figures ill. in: Sylvia Fraser-Lu, Buddha images from Burma. Part 3: Wood and Lacquer, in: Arts of Asia, vol. 11, no. 3 (May-June 1981), p. 129-130 and Sylvia Fraser-Lu und Donald M Stadtner, Buddhist Art of Myanmar, Asia Society Museum, New York 2015, no. 21, p. 130-131""
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Sehr große Figur eines bekrönten und geschmückten Buddha. Teak-Holz. Birma, Pagan. 12./13. Jh.
Stehend auf einem Lotoskissen, gekleidet in eine langärmelige, enganliegende Robe, am Halsausschnitt ein breites Collier. Die linke Hand ist angehoben und hält ein kleines Objekt, das sowohl als Stoffstück aus der Robe als auch als Schriftrolle interpretiert wird, die rechte Hand hängt herab und die Handfläche weist in varada mudra nach außen. Die hohe Krone mit spitzen Lanzettformen und seitlich hinter den Ohren mit Rosetten verzierten herabhängenden Schmuckplatten. Reste von weißer Grundierung. Ornament über dem ushnisha fehlt, einige Fehlstellen. Schwarzer Sockel.
Das Bildnis des gekrönten und geschmückten Buddhas wird unterschiedlich interpretiert. Es kann sich hier nicht um den historischen Buddha Shakyamuni handeln, der in Mönchsgewändern dargestellt wird. Der reiche Schmuck legt die Vermutung nahe, dass Maitreya dargestellt ist, der Buddha der Zukunft, der als geschmückter bodhisattva auf seine Wiedergeburt hofft. Möglicherweise handelt es sich bei diesen Figuren auch um Idealportraits verstorbener Könige und Adeliger in Pagan. Denn einige von ihnen hinterließen Schriften, aus denen hervorgeht, dass sie sich für erleuchtete buddhistische Herrscher hielten, die in ihren Leben außerordentliche Verdienste angehäuft hatten und daher die Chance hatten, als Buddha wiedergeboren zu werden. Oder es handelt sich um eine Kombination dieser Möglichkeiten: Die Darstellung eines historischen Königs, der als Maitreya wiedergeboren wird.
Ähnliche Buddha-Figuren aus Holz wurden in den Tempeln der Stadt Bagan (Pagan) in Myanmar (Burma) gefunden, die Hauptstadt eines großen und mächtigen Königreichs mit zahllosen Tempeln. Bei diesen Figuren handelt es sich möglicherweise um Weihegabe der Pilger an die aus Ziegeln erbauten Tempel, deren Entstehungszeit meist früher liegt. Wie üblich ist auch diese lebensgroße Figur aus einem Stück Teak-Holz geschnitzt. Daher liegen die Arme eng am Körper an.
189,9 cm
Provenienz
Privatsammlung, Süddeutschland
Literatur
Sylvia Fraser-Lu, Buddha images from Burma. Part 3: Wood and Lacquer, in: Arts of Asia, Jg. 11, Nr. 3 (Mai-Juni 1981), S. 129-130 und Sylvia Fraser-Lu und Donald M Stadtner, Buddhist Art of Myanmar, Asia Society Museum, New York 2015, Nr. 21, S. 130-131""
A large Bagan teak wood figure of a crowned and bejeweled Buddha. Burma, Bagan (Pagan). 12th/13th ce
Standing on a small lotus base wearing a long-sleeved robe, with an ornate necklace, the left hand raised to the chest and holding either a wedge of cloth or a small scripture scroll, the right hand hanging down in the varada mudra with palm turned outward, the crown consisting of several lancet shapes and ornamental flanges behind the ears. Remains of gesso. The tiered ornament above the ushnisha missing, some other losses. Mounted on a black base.
The image of the crowned and bejeweled Buddha has been variously interpreted. The historical Shakyamuni is usually shown as a simple mendicant clad in a monk's robe. The elaborate ornamentation of the Pagan Buddhas suggest that they are representations of Maitreya, the future Buddha waiting as a crowned and jeweled Bodhisattva for his rebirth. There is also some indication that these sculptures may be idealized portraits of deceased kings and nobles of Pagan. Some of the greatest rulers of their era left inscriptions stating that they considered themselves enlightened Buddhist sovereigns who had acquired exceptional merit during past lives and would eventually be reborn as Buddhas. Both interpretations may apply: The image could represent a historical king reborn as Maitreya.
This sculpture represents the Buddha as he was depicted in eleventh- through thirteenth-century Pagan. A number of very similar standing crowned Buddha images, carved from single tree trunks, have been found in temples in the city of Bagan (Pagan) in Myanmar (Burma). Bagan was once the capital of a large and powerful kingdom. The Burmese temple city of Bagan underwent a spectacular flowering during the eleventh to thirteenth centuries. To embellish the city's numerous brick temples, Buddhist images were created in paint, metal, stone, and wood. Only a small group of figures from Pagan relating to this crowned Buddha survives. Several are housed in American Museum such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (acc. no. 1992.382), The Los Angeles County Museum, and the Asian Art Museum San Francisco (acc. no. B86S7).
189.9 cm
Provenance
Private collection, Southern Germany
Literature
Compare similar figures ill. in: Sylvia Fraser-Lu, Buddha images from Burma. Part 3: Wood and Lacquer, in: Arts of Asia, vol. 11, no. 3 (May-June 1981), p. 129-130 and Sylvia Fraser-Lu und Donald M Stadtner, Buddhist Art of Myanmar, Asia Society Museum, New York 2015, no. 21, p. 130-131""
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