The Met: The Buddha of Medicine ca. 1319 (Asian Art)

https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/薬師佛-buddha-of-medicine-bhaishajyaguru-yaoshi-fo-unknown/9wFq_eVzwaLvGg

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a. Spend some time looking closely at the work (it is a very large piece, so it’s good to zoom in on the details), read the description, and look at the Street View of the Met galleries

https://artsandculture.google.com/streetview/9wFq_eVzwaLvGg?sv_lng=-73.9627278&sv_lat=40.7794538&sv_h=36.92077854585649&sv_p=5.033866880820895&sv_pid=5HeA1BP_IcB6nVvy0mza6g&sv_z=0.9999999999999997

to see how these works are shown in the gallery.

b. Watch the accompanying video

https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/buddha-of-medicine-bhaishajyaguru-yaoshi-fo-supplemental/9wFq_eVzwaLvGg?childassetid=SwFCcCliHgFfqQ

c. Write a 1-2 page response to what you believe is the most interesting point of this huge mural. Why do you think it is so interesting/important? Why does it stand out for you? What does it represent? Think about both what you learned from the video/museum material as well as what we have learned in class. You can focus on the historical context, the fact that it was removed by the monks, a particular formal detail, or what it represents.

i. Think about color, form, composition, hieratic scale — all the things we have discussed during the semester so far.

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