S-019 · STATUARY

Second-storey left bodhisattva

Member of the five-figure group

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

Abstract

A member of the second-storey group of one Buddha, two bodhisattvas and two attendants.

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|二层文殊菩萨构图比例(期刊第80页)