Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
Gilt bronze
Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
CAMBODIA
The Bodhisattva has a tall cylindrical topknot and plaited hair encircled by a crown. Rich jewelry decorates the body, with its muscular chest and strong limbs. The short Khmer skirt or sampot about the waist is secured with a wide ornamented belt. Most of the gilt has peeled from the statue, the object once held in the left hand is missing, and the right arm is damaged. The figure stands on a square, flat-sided base. The back of the sculpture is carved in detail, which is a trait typical of the late Angkor period (circa 9th–15th century). The details of the figure are corroborated by an account left by the visiting Chinese diplomat Zhou Daguan in 1296, which described people dressed like this.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, page 62.
Cite this article:
author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Lovelock, Yann and Chou, Yuan and Huntington, Susan and Edson, Gary and Neather, Robert,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F},
pages = 62,
title = {{Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva}},
volume = 10,
year = {2016}}