方形三尊磚仏（橘寺出土）|Tile with Buddha Triad

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second half 7th century · Earthenware with traces of color · Asian Art

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. This example is believed to have been an interior wall decoration at Tachibanadera Temple in Asuka, near the ancient capital of Nara.

Artist

Unknown

Date

second half 7th century

Medium

Earthenware with traces of color

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015