Longquan: Shrine with Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
Stoneware
Longquan: Shrine with Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
CHINA, Zhejiang, Lishui; Yuan dynasty
Made in Longquan, this shrine depicts Avalokitesvara seated in lotus position wearing a robe that covers both shoulders and hangs down over the seat. The Bodhisattva has a crown with an image of Amitabha Buddha in the center and ribbons that hang down to the shoulders.
The upper edge of the shrine is decorated with cloud-like designs; in the center is an image of the sun. On either side of the seat is an attendant making an offering. Beneath the attendants are Bodhisattvas. A relief of two lotus flowers on the end of stalks is depicted in the center of the platform. At the bottom of the platform there is a representation of the sea.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 175.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Longquan: Shrine with Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 175.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Longquan: Shrine with Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:175.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Longquan: Shrine with Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 175).
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