Plaque with the Image of Medicine Buddha Triad
676–935
- Medium
- embossed copper plate covered with gold leaf
- Dimensions
- Overall: 11.5 x 11 cm (4 1/2 x 4 5/16 in.)
- Genre
- Metalwork
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
Korea, Unified Silla period (676-935)
About
This plate features an embossed image of the Medicine Buddha flanked by two attendants. The Medicine Buddha, a doctor who cures aliments with Buddhist teachings, is usually represented holding a bowl of medicine in the palm of one hand.