Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
Gilt leaded bronze
Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
CHINA; Tang dynasty
Avalokitesvara stands in a sinuous posture, reinforced by the rhythmic fall of the stole, headdress ribbons and the graceful curve of the raised right arm. A large headdress is dominated by the figure of Amitabha Buddha. The figure’s eyes on the moon-like face are lowered in contemplation. The vase held in the right hand has a lid shaped like a bird, a form popular during the High Tang period (712–756). The left hand extends downward to hold the end of the ribbon away from the long skirt.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, page 80.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, vol. 10, 2016, pp. 80.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, 10:80.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F (Vol. 10, pp. 80).
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