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The Birth of the Buddha
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Title:
The Birth of the Buddha
Caption:
The Birth of the Buddha. Culture: Nepal. Dimensions: 14 1/2 x 12 1/4 in. (36.8 x 31.1 cm). Date: 18th-19th century.
At lower right Maya reaches up to grasp the branches of a tree and the Buddha emerges from her side. At lower left, the gods Indra and the four-headed Brahma receive the child. The Buddha appears a second time, standing atop a stack of jeweled lotus flowers, marking the miraculous event of his first steps and bath. Such mosaic panels were placed in personal shrines and temples. The density of precious stones in this composition is astonishing and speaks to the widespread practice of donating jewelry at sacred centers. This example is one of the most elaborate of its type to survive.
Technique/material:
Mosaic set in a gilt-silver framework with diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires, garnets, quartz, pearls, amber, coral, lapis lazuli, turquoise, and semiprecious stones
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:
3581 x 4037 px | 41.4 MB
Print size:
30.3 x 34.2 cm | 11.9 x 13.5 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
AMBER (STONE) • AMBER • ASIA • ASIAN ART • BERYL • CORAL ISLAND • CORAL • DIAMOND • EMERALD • GEMSTONE • GILT • ICONS • JEWELRY: PEARLS • LAPIS LAZULI • METAL • METALWORK • METALWORKS • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • MOSAIC SET IN A GILT-SILVER FRAMEWORK WITH DIAMONDS, RUBIES, EMERALDS, SAPPHIRES, GARNETS, QUARTZ, PEARLS, AMBER, CORAL, LAPIS LAZULI, TURQUOISE, AND SEMIPRECIOUS STONES • MOSAICS • NEPAL • PEARL • PEARLS • RESIN • ROCK • ROCKY • RUBY • SAPPHIRE • SEMI-PRECIOUS STONE • SEMIPRECIOUS STONE • SILVER • STONE • STONES • TURQUOISE
