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50 Descriptions of a few of the sculptures of the period are given below : Some Figures of Wei-period The figure of a Bodhisattva (Pl.XII Fig. 1. ) made of yellow spotted limestone belongs to the Northern Wei Dynasty (6th century), This image of the Bodhisattava is in the posture of meditation, with right leg placed over the left knee. The naive beauty of the face and the geometric arrangement of the robe is artistically depicted. The height of this piece of sculpture is 48.7 cm. The deity sits in Ardhaparyanka attitude. The left leg rests on a lotus flower. The left hand is in the attitude like the Bhumisparsa mudra. The halo behind the deity is formed with a plain block of stone on which, as it appears, there might have been carvings of some images which are not visible at present. The right hand of the image is broken. Thus it is not known as to whether it had depicted any particular mudra. But the posture of sitting reminds us of the Pagan or HankaShiyui pose of the Korean and Japanese images of Miroku Bosatusu (Maitreya Bodhisattva). 2. Another figure of standing Bodhisattva, IPI. (owned by the Fujji-Yurin Kan Museum, Kyoto City in Japan) is one of the important examples of Chinese Bodhisattvas of the 3rd-4th Century. The statue is made of gilt bronze and

its height is 33.1 cm. This image was originally located in an area north of the Chinese city of Si-An. Though the statue is made in China, it contains some alien influence. It is mainly influenced by the Indian style, especially the Gandhara style of representation. The statue is standing on a lotus pedestal. The deity wears the princely robes. The part of the robe is arranged in chinese style, The deity exhibits two different postures in his two hands. He shows Varada-mudra in the left hand. But he holds a pitcher or a vase in his right hand. He is dressed like that of a prince and a portion of his robe is held on his left hand. hair-knot and the arrangements of the hair is also remarkable. The folds of the robe is prominently carved. $ The folds of the drapery is very similar to that of Gandhara style of drappery. But the form of the statue and expression of the face is not refined like that of Gandhara examples of sculptures. 3. Another important figure is of standing Buddha that belongs to the Chinese Northern Wei-dynasty (5th century). The figure measures 53.5 cm. in height. It is now preserved in a private collection in Kyoto. The statue is made of gilt-bronze. The Here the statue is standing erect upon a beautiful pedestal and its strong appearance is majestic. The hands are ;

- 52 exhibited in two different postures. The palms of the hands are stretched forward. In the right hand he exhibits such a mudra which is commonly known as abhaya-mudra in Indian iconographic terminology. The palm of the left hand is stretched forward. The drapery he wears shows its resemblance with the wet-clothing pattern of the Indian sculpture of the Gupta Age. The top hair knot is also artistically arranged. As he is a Buddha he does not wear ornaments. But his robe swirls around his body. The decorative designs of the pedestal are also charming. Here the Buddha is standing in a manner as if he is giving assurance to his worshippers. The whole composition is very artistic. The scholars are of opinion that the image bears the mark of Indian and Central Asian sculptural art.