# Historical and Modern Features for Buddha Statue Classification

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/1909.12921 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/1909.12921/

## Key facts

- Cited by 4 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 17 Sep 2019.

## Built on by (most cited first, 4 of 4)

- [GCNBoost: Artwork Classification by Label Propagation through a Knowledge Graph](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2105.11852/) (2021)
- [Ukiyo-e Analysis and Creativity with Attribute and Geometry Annotation](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2106.02267/) (2021)
- [Built Year Prediction from Buddha Face with Heterogeneous Labels](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2109.00812/) (2021)
- [Saliency-Aware Automatic Buddhas Statue Recognition](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2402.16980/) (2024)

## Abstract (arXiv)

While Buddhism has spread along the Silk Roads, many pieces of art have been displaced. Only a few experts may identify these works, subjectively to their experience. The construction of Buddha statues was taught through the definition of canon rules, but the applications of those rules greatly varies across time and space. Automatic art analysis aims at supporting these challenges. We propose to automatically recover the proportions induced by the construction guidelines, in order to use them and compare between different deep learning features for several classification tasks, in a medium size but rich dataset of Buddha statues, collected with experts of Buddhism art history.