三尊甎仏(磚仏), Clay Relief Tile with Buddhist Triad (Sanzon senbutsu), Asuka period (538–710), second half of the 7th century, Japan, Earthenware with traces of polychrome, H. 9 5/8 in. (24.5 cm); W. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); D. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm), Sculpture, Clay relief tiles with figures of the Buddha, known as senbutsu, were made for only a short period of time, between the second half of the seventh and the early eighth century. Here, the Buddha sits beneath a canopy with two (unidentifiable) attendant bodhisattvas in front of the sacred bodhi tree
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三尊甎仏, 磚仏, Clay Relief Tile, Buddhist Triad, Sanzon senbutsu, Asuka period, 538–710, second half, 7th century, Japan, Earthenware, traces, polychrome, H, 9 5/8, 24.5 cm, W, 7 3/4, 19.7, D, 1 1/2, 3.8, Sculpture, relief, tiles, figures, Buddha, senbutsu, short, time, seventh, early eighth, century, Buddha sits, beneath, canopy, two, unidentifiable, attendant bodhisattvas, front, sacred bodhi, tree
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