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Enthroned Buddha Vairocana
Not on view
This majestic Buddha Vairocana along with two enthroned Manjusri bronzes (cat. nos. 164, 165) form a stylistically identifiable corpus. All three bronzes were likely produced by monastic workshops in peninsular Thailand when that region was in close contact with eastern India, notably Bihar and Bengal, absorbing the innovative Esoteric Buddhist ideas and imagery developing there, especially in the ninth century. With their lion-supported thrones, double-lotus cushions with a pearl-beaded band, flame-emitting aureoles, and distinctive umbrellas with flying ribbons, they display a profound understanding of Bengali sculptural models.
cat. no. 163
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