Chinese Buddhist Sculpture: Six Dynasties Northern Dynasties Northern Wei 386-535 Western Wei 535-557 Northern Qi 550-577 Northern Zhou 557-581 1. The Spread of Buddhism in Asia 2. Buddha Shakyamuni in Lotus Position with Gesture of Meditation 338, gilt bronze Seated Buddha from Gandhara Seated Buddha from China stone, 2nd c. bronze, 4th c. Chinese Buddhist Sculpture: Six Dynasties ? Goals for today: ? Recognize N. Wei style ? Recognize Shakyamuni, Maitreya, Guanyin, and Prabhuteratna ? Understand the significance of the Buddhist stele ? Know how to identify a bodhisattva ? Understand the development of the pagoda ? Recognize ?sinification? of Buddhism ? Remember to Review! ? Slides posted on Blackboard ? Your class notes 3. Standing Buddha, gilt bronze, 520 4. Standing Maitreya gilt bronze 5. Seated Maitreya, stone 6. Shakyamuni and Prabhutaratna gilt bronze, 518 The two Buddhas illustrate a passage from the Lotus Sutra 7. Dedicatory stele, limestone, 554 7. Dedicatory Stele, detail of lowest register 7. Dedicatory Stele, detail of center register 7. Dedicatory Stele, detail of upper register 8. Stele with Shakyamuni [Maitreya, not seen, is on the back of the stele] marble, Northern Qi, 6th c. 9. Guanyin, stone, Northern Zhou, 580 9. Guanyin, stone, 580 9. Guanyin, stone, 580 10b. Great Stupa at Sanchi, India 1st century b.c.e. ? 1st century c.e. 10a. Stupa diagram 10b. Stupa at Sanchi, India 10c. Stupa at Guldara, Afghanistan 10d. Pillar for circumambulation, Dunhuang, cave 428 10d. Pillar for circumambulation, Dunhuang, N. Zhou, cave 428 10d. The assault of Mara, wall painting, Dunhuang, cave 428 10d. Death of the Buddha, wall painting, Dunhuang, cave 428 ? Circumambulation ? Stupa at Sanchi in India ? Stupa at Guldara in Central Asia ? Pillar in Dunhuang Cave Temple in China RELIQUARY: container for sacred object (such as the cremated remains of Shakyamuni Buddha) ? Stupa at Sanchi in India ? Stupa at Guldara in Central Asia ? Pagoda in Chang?an, China 10e. Earthenware tower, Han tomb, 2nd c. 10f. Big Wild Goose Pagoda, 8th c. Chinese tower provides architectural model for Chinese version of a stupa Korean pagoda, 8th c.Han tomb tower, 2nd c. Tang pagoda, 8th c. Japanese pagoda, 8th c. Image sources ? Ohiolink ? Artstor ? Flickr Chinese Buddhist Sculpture: Six Dynasties
