Kamakura Period: Image Courtesy Of Kimbell Art Museum

Our lives are closely connected with an art. People easily regard an artwork as something that is far from our lives, but it is always around us. Now, I would like to introduce one of Buddhist artworks of Korea. The title is Pensive Bodhisattva. The artist is unknown. However, it was made in mid-7th century during the Three Kingdom Period. The dimension of this artwork is 8 7/8-inch and the medium is gilt bronze. It is located in Gallery 233 among other Korean artworks at the Metropolitan Museum of Art now.

Buddha statue that “remains on earth as a means of helping other believers lead a better life so that

The monument will be a full body statue of Mr. Benson, made from bronze because that is most commonly what statues are made of. The main goal is to make this depiction of Mr. Benson

The work of art discussed here is a piece called "Bronze Statuette of Cybele on a Cart Drawn by Lions." This particular piece is mostly a

The subject of this piece is a Buddha named Maitreya. He is a strongly built man wearing a robe that drapes fluidly off of his body. The piece is constructed from gild bronze and was crafted using piece mold casting. Maitreya faces onlookers with open arms and a smile. The piece was obviously meant to be placed against a wall, as is obvious from the fact that the back is left open and is not meant for display.

Descent of Amida and the Twenty-Five Bodhisattvas is a hanging scroll from the Kamakura period in 13th century demonstrating Amida Buddha and 25 bodhisattvas swiftly descending over the mountains into a village. The artist used real gold paint and small slivers of gold to create patterns to add radiance to the people descending from the mountain. That usage of gold in art work is known as Kirikane and it is one of the great achievements of early Japanese Buddhist. The gold really stands out from the rest of the landscape because it is all dark colors. The symbolic meaning of this hanging scroll is that Amida would come down from the heavens to the home of a dying person in hopes of having their soul escorted into paradise. I like this painting

Sayre the author says, “The Buddha is the most extensive collection of large-scale sculptures in the world and can be found an hour north of New York City in the lower Hudson Valley at Storm King Art Center (“A World of Art”). Zhang seems to like the traditional aspects of chinses culture, because he re-used an ash material form other artists, to create his own sculpture. The techniques he used to create the sculpture is casting, assemblage, and construction. Without using these three additive techniques of sculpting, the artwork wouldn’t have been fragile, and not overwhelming in size. The subject of the “three Legged-Buddha” is another conflict with the governmental rules and regulations, and it has drawn a lot of attention due to its strong message that it conveys. When I initially examined the art piece for the first time, it looked like a huge dismantled, three legged human figure. I thought it was a symbol for keeping your body in better shape over your mind. The most amazing part of the sculpture is how extremely large it is compared to the electrocution sculpture. After reading and interpreting the sculpture it struck me that it was made for ceremonial gathering, where incense placed and burned from inside of the sculpture, and pours out of the head. I think that the artist was trying to involve the visitors in his sculpture. Since Zhang Huan

The group of objects chosen for this paper comes from the collection of the Saint Louis Art Museum. The title of both pieces is called Seated Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Guanyin). Both these pieces which are statues were sculpted in china. The earliest statue was made during the Tang dynasty. While, the later statue was made during the Northern Song dynasty. These statues were chosen because the same deity is depicted and were made in a similar geographic and cultural location. This allows for the comparison of the different styles between the 2 periods. The statue made during the Northern Song dynasty depicts the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara sitting in a pose called the relaxed pose or easy pose. This statue also depicts the Bodhisattva adorned in lavish silk garments while a jeweled crown sits atop his head. The statue is carved from wood and painted with gesso, pigments, and gilding. The statue made during the Tang Dynasty depicts the Bodhisattva sitting in the easy pose as well. It also depicts the Bodhisattva in flowing robes while wearing a string of jewels.

This particular plan was used to create the Byodo in and many other temples during that period portrayed with an immensely open extent providing views of gardens and lakes. Originally made of wood with no utilization of the nails, Byodo in temple was commissioned and largely constructed by concrete as the home of The Amida Buddha. Carved to be the most comprehensive figure engraved outside of Japan, it is an original exertion of art carved by Masuzo Inui , a famous Japanese sculptor which towered it more than 9 feet covered with cloth and painted with three applications of gold lacquer and gold leaf over it. The Buddha is surrounded by 52 smaller sculptures dancing, floating on clouds and playing musical instruments which is also known as the national treasures of Byodo In depicting

A we entered the “Hando” (main Hall) my attention was immediately drawn to what is known as the Amida Buddha. The Amida Buddha is the Buddha of wisdom and compassion. On the left of the statue sat an alter with lit candles and floral decorations along the edges. In the center of the alter sat a single scroll. Within the scroll was the Nembutsu written in Japanese.

Initially, it is very preeminent the fact that this old sculpture is a decapitated and dismembered woman; besides, it is easy to note that it has a height between two and four meters. Afterward, it is intuitive to think that it is apparently made of Parian marble, and dark blue Rhodian marble because its shapes, colors and texture. Talking about the structure, in the sculpture it can be seen, from top to down, a torso without arms connected to legs with a slanting predisposition, and its dresses. Anyway, this piece of art is known as "The Niké of Samothrace", does not has an known author, and give the idea of does not being finished; moreover, the details of the piece are so realistic and so laborious that little features can be seen. The lack

I'll try to explain in a nutshell a process that is actually a long and laborious one. The first step in creating a bronze statue is creating the terracotta statue (called soul); subsequently, this is coated with a layer of wax, which the artist refines with all the details. At this point, the wax structure is sprued and a funnel applied. It is then all covered once again with terracotta and put in the oven. The wax melts

Hifuri Kamakura, a traditional event in Akita that continues to be held for more than 400 years now, is a city-designated intangible folk cultural asset. It is a festival with a mystical vibe where rings of fire dance in the snow. The sacred fire is used to ward off evil in rice fields, as well as to pray for good health and safety of the family for the entire year. To do the dance, fire is set to the sack that is attached to the end of an approximately meter-long rope, and then the rope is held and then swung around your body. The event is open to everybody at just 500 JPY per try, so make sure to join. It is usually held on February 13th and 14th, with the first day of the event held at the Sakura Namiki Chushajo (parking lot) and the second

This artifact is severely damaged, leaving only part of the head and chest remain. The face of the Buddha appears to be relatively round, using ink to draw the eyebrows and to emphasize the already carved on eyelids. The upper eyelids are curvy while the lower ones are relatively flat. With plump alae of the nose, small lips and dimples on the edge of the mouth, the figure is depicted to be smiling. Although the neck is broken, the piece left in front of the chest indicates the kasayaworn by the Buddha

Initially, when I walked up to this sculpture my thoughts were the name of the piece pretty much sums it up. Approaching the statues, they seem to just be large bronze masses on the corner of McCaul street but, as any art should be looked at, I decided to dig deeper than the superficial. The location is odd to me, mainly because the bronze forms are not alone in the corner of the building, but are not really impacted by its surroundings. The trees behind the statue are dead giving a desolate atmosphere invoking a sense of loneliness. Moreover, almost the entire area surrounding the piece is solid concrete, giving a very penitential outlook. I’m not sure if the sculpture’s initial approach is supposed to invoke miserable emotions but if so it does its job