anonymous
Shotoku Taishi
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Où est « Shotoku Taishi » aujourd’hui ? Collection: Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Amsterdam. Inconnu.
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Pays-Bas
Le propriétaire est connu ; on ignore si l’œuvre est exposée aujourd’hui.
- Source
- Le musée
À propos de la sculpture
Buddhism took hold in Japan in the middle of the 6th century. Around 600, the statesman Shotoku Taishi was a major advocate of the new religion. He would later be revered as a deity himself. Here Shotoku Taishi is represented as a child of two, the age at which he is traditionally
believed to have worshipped Buddha for the first time. The sculptor has successfully rendered a childlike face, but one that nonetheless conveys great wisdom.
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Notice
- Numéro d’inventaire
- AK-BR-JAN-1
Au catalogue
Sources
- Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
- Image : Rijksmuseum Amsterdam — public domain
