This frieze may have once been part of a door frame or the base of a stupa. Each Buddha is seated in an identical manner in the classic mediation posture on a lotus seat, with various hand gestures (mudras). Very likely these seven figures represent the five Buddhas of the past, along with Shakyamuni, the Buddha of the present, and Maitreya, the Buddha of the future.
Details
- Title: Frieze with Seven Buddhas
- Date: 10th century
- Medium: Chlorite
- Dimensions: 8-1/2 x 24-1/2 in. (21.6 x 62.2 cm)
- Credit Line: The Norton Simon Foundation
- Accession Number: F.1973.01.09.S
- Copyright: © The Norton Simon Foundation
Object Information
- Pal, Pratapaditya, Asian Art at the Norton Simon Museum, Volume 1: Art from the Indian Subcontinent, 2003, no. 137 p. 177
- Campbell, Sara, Collector Without Walls: Norton Simon and His Hunt for the Best, 2010, cat. 905 p. 350
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