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Plaque with the Image of Medicine Buddha Triad
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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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit linePlaque with the Image of Medicine Buddha Triad (금동판제 약사여래삼존상 [金銅板製藥師如來三尊像]), 676–935. Korea, Unified Silla period (676-935). Embossed copper plate covered with gold leaf; overall: 11.5 x 11 cm (4 1/2 x 4 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1987.59
