Standing Bodhisattva
Artist/Culture
Chinese
Date1100s
Mediumcarved wood, polychromed
Dimensions135.3 cm (53 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Terms
Object number1954.166
DescriptionCarved wood with traces of red, blue, and green pigments. Curls frame forehead, hair in topknot, diadem. Well-defined features, eyes open. Earlobes pendulous, neck fleshy with two creases. Hands form mudras, right gestures upwards from elbow, left reaches forward. Chest bare with shawl over shoulders. Robes on lower body to knees and bare feet. Ribbons at waist and below hips.ProvenanceMuseum purchase from Edwing Hewitt Gallery, New York, NY
On View
On viewCurrent Location
- Exhibition Location Gallery 110
