Water-Moon Avalokitesvara
Wood
Water-Moon Avalokitesvara
CHINA; Northern Song dynasty
The Bodhisattva wears an elaborate headdress that enshrines Amitabha Buddha. The richly adorned figure faces outwards, with gaze absorbed. The upper body is only lightly clothed; the long skirt is decorated with dragons and clouds and is tightened with a sash that sways buoyantly to the ground. The Bodhisattva sits in a variation of relaxation posture upon a rocky outcrop, with the left foot resting on a lotus blossom. This exquisite statue, with most of its surface painted and some parts gilded, is one of the best-preserved wooden Bodhisattvas from the Northern Song dynasty (960–1127), and is notable for its refinement and creative detail.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, page 1337.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Water-Moon Avalokitesvara." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, vol. 13, 2016, pp. 1337.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Water-Moon Avalokitesvara" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, 13:1337.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Water-Moon Avalokitesvara. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z (Vol. 13, pp. 1337).
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