Standing Bodhisattva

CHINA; Northern Zhou to Sui dynasty

The Bodhisattva’s right hand is probably in abhaya (fearlessness) mudra, while the left hand is cupped. The Bodhisattva wears an ornamental headdress with broad ribbons secured on either side, and hang downward to the shoulders. The figure’s other jewelry includes a heavy collar necklace and a long ornament that hangs from the shoulders, connects in a rosette and then divides, hanging in weighted loops before returning up the back. Stoles that fall over either wrist supplement the under-robe. The skirt beneath is carved in detail as its adapts itself to the shape of the body.