Gold and bronze Buddha statues in the Northern Wei Dynasty

Tuoba GUI was founded in 386 and split into the Eastern and Western Wei Dynasties in 534. Although it was only about 150 years, it was also the Gupta dynasty of India (320-600 years), with strong national strength and prosperous religion. Many Indian and Central Asian monks spread Buddhism in China along the Silk Road or by sea. The spread of Buddhism is inseparable from the Buddha statue. Due to the different styles of Buddha statues in India, Gandhara and Central Asia, the styles of Buddha statues introduced to China also show various schools. Foreign influences can still be seen in the bronze Buddha statues in the early Northern Wei Dynasty, especially in Gandhara Buddha statues, and occasionally in Masila Buddha statues. China has a vast territory, and the Buddha statues made in some places, because craftsmen are far away from cultural centers or traffic arteries, rarely see good powder carts, and are still represented by stone carving relief techniques handed down from generation to generation since the Han and Wei Dynasties, so it is difficult to find some features of the above-mentioned typical works on some Buddha statues. The statue has a broad shoulder and a long upper body, giving people a feeling of awe and majesty. It is still an important legacy of Tang Dynasty statues. The Buddha's face is full and round, with a low bun and a bun bead embedded in the middle of the snail hair, which appeared in the late Tang and Five Dynasties.

Northern Qi Dynasty: The center of (550-577) was Ye (now Linzhang, Hebei). The sculpture style of the Northern Qi Dynasty still inherited the style of the late Northern Wei Dynasty. The outstanding feature is that the figures in the sculpture are outstanding, and there is no excessive emphasis on the three-dimensional carving of clothing patterns. Some are only symbolically engraved on the neckline, cuffs and where the skirt meets the foot. This technique, which does not emphasize the carving of clothes patterns, is obviously closely related to Sarnath's sculpture.

The Buddha's face is full and round, with small facial features and moderate figure. On the side, the body is mostly flat, with a protruding abdomen and a flat chest. Buddha bun is mostly moist and round, and the inner bun is not as towering as the mountains in the early Northern Wei Dynasty. Most statues do not carve hairlines, and some lightly carve spiral hairlines.