S-001 · STATUARY

Seated Sakyamuni Buddha

Principal statue of the first storey · approximately 11 metres high

Period
Predominantly Liao-period sculpture · successive repainting and repairs
Storey
First storey
Location
First storey · catalogued altar position
Verification
核实

Abstract

The visual and spatial centre of the first storey; together with six painted Buddhas it forms the Seven-Buddha programme.

Research note

The record preserves an individual inventory position. Exact orientation, mudra, attributes, dimensions, fabric, repainting and repair phases require a formal statuary survey.

Sources

  1. 建筑史学刊|应县木塔塑像研究
  2. 中国青年网|一塔一壁画,一层一世界
  3. Wikimedia Commons|The Statuary Inside the Wooden Tower of Ying
  4. 《天地圆方 塔像合一》PDF原文|首层大佛与六佛壁画(期刊第77页)