Seated Bodhisattva
Bronze
Seated Bodhisattva
CHINA; Five Dynasties
This finely sculpted statue has characteristics often seen in sculptures from the Five Dynasties period (907–960). The Bodhisattva has a high topknot and wears elaborate jewelry around the neck. A stole wraps around the figure’s shoulders and flares outward from the elbows. The clenched right hand is slightly raised, while the empty left hand is held at the waist. The Bodhisattva sits in half lotus position on a pedestal that is encased in a double layer of lotus petals that roll outward at the tips. The pedestal is positioned on a six-pointed base, mounted in turn on a hexagonal stand. The mandorla has been lost.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, page 987.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Seated Bodhisattva." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, vol. 12, 2016, pp. 987.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Seated Bodhisattva" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, 12:987.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Seated Bodhisattva. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr (Vol. 12, pp. 987).
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