Keywords
bronze sculpture, Buddhist art, Yongle, Xuande, Tibeto-Chinese style, collection, State Hermitage Museum,
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Elikhina J. I. Chinese bronze sculpture masterpieces from the beginning of the 15th century in the collection of the State Hermitage // The Art of Eurasia, 2019. № 4 (15). P. 141-154. URL: https://doi.org/10.25712/ASTU.2518-7767.2019.04.009.
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Abstract
The article describes rare Buddhist sculptures belonging to the Tibetan-Chinese style from the collection of the State Hermitage Museum. The author notes the features of the mutual influence of Chinese sculpture of the Yongle period and Tibetan and Nepalese bronze plastics. The article contains a detailed analysis of bronze sculptures of the 15th century: Buddha Shakyamuni, Avalokiteshvara Shadakshari, Bodhisattva Maitreya, Manjushri, Amitayus and Raktayamari of the Yongle period and sculptures of Avalokiteshvara in the form of Khasarpan of the Xuande period.
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