Hotan: Bodhisattva in a Lotus
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Hotan: Bodhisattva in a Lotus
CHINA, Xinjiang, Hotan
This artifact may have been used as a decoration on the wall of a temple, or on the mandorla of a Buddha statue.
The decorative piece depicts a Bodhisattva emerging from the center of a blossoming lotus flower. Only the upper body, with arms raised, is shown. The hair is coiled in a topknot and the figure wears large earrings and a neck ornament that encircles the breast area. Behind the head, there is a radiating nimbus with a raised edge.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 131.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Hotan: Bodhisattva in a Lotus." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 131.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Hotan: Bodhisattva in a Lotus" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:131.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Hotan: Bodhisattva in a Lotus. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 131).
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