How is the colossal Seated Buddha from Sanxi, China, different from its earlier Indian counterparts?
What will be an ideal response?
Essay responses should include these points:
The Chinese sculpture is more remote and austere, making it seem less human.
The image of Buddha became increasingly formal and unearthly as it traveled east from India.
The figure is more upright and more square, whereas the Indian counterparts convey sensuality through curving lines, slimmer, feminine figures, and more realistic expressions.
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