Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
Gilt bronze
Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
CHINA; Northern Wei dynasty
The pedestal on which the Bodhisattva stands is supported on a four-legged stand that in turns rests on a larger stand. The figure wears a tall headdress and a heavy garment with stoles hanging from the shoulders. The robe is secured by a belt at the waist and flares out dramatically over the skirt below.
The flame-patterned mandorla is a prominent feature of this piece and encloses an engraved aureole and lotus nimbus. Six flowers grow outwards from the edges of the mandorla in a symmetrical arrangement, and at the apex there is a high floral decoration.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, page 67.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, vol. 10, 2016, pp. 67.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, 10:67.
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. 67).
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