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石语梵行 |海外流失 · 北魏正光二年鎏金造像（美国大都会博物馆藏）

摘要: Buddha, probably Shakyamuni (Shijiamouni)　　late 4th–early 5th centuryChinaRepresentations of the Buddha wearing a thick shawl over both shoulders and sitting atop a throne with lions on either side ar

Buddha, probably Shakyamuni (Shijiamouni)

　　late 4th–early 5th century

China

Representations of the Buddha wearing a thick shawl over both shoulders and sitting atop a throne with lions on either side are Chinese adaptations of images derived from the northwest region of the Indian subcontinent, particularly from areas in present-day Pakistan (known as Gandhara in the ancient world). Scientific examination of this sculpture has shown that it was cast using several ceramic molds, a technique that was also used to create the ancient bronze ritual vessels on view in this gallery. By the fifth century, the lost-wax method, which may have been introduced with Buddhism, was used more often for the casting of Chinese sculptures.

佛陀双肩披着厚厚的披巾，坐在宝座上，两侧有护法狮子，这是对印度次大陆西北地区，特别是现在巴基斯坦地区(古代称为犍陀罗)形象的中国改编。对这个雕塑的科学检查表明，它是用几个陶瓷模具铸造的，这个画廊里展出的古代青铜礼器也使用了这种技术。到公元五世纪，可能是佛教传入的失蜡法在中国雕塑的铸造中被更多地使用。