Tumxuk: Seated Bodhisattva
Wood
Tumxuk: Seated Bodhisattva
CHINA, Xinjiang, Tumxuk
The figure was discovered at Tumxuk and depicts a cross-legged Bodhisattva and with hands in anjali (reverence) mudra. There is a double aureole surrounding the body. The figure wears a cross-hatched patterned headdress on braided hair that hangs to the shoulders. A tight fitting tunic covers the upper body, while the ample skirt clings about the legs. Though some raised folds are carved, lines suggest others. There are some Gandharan characteristics and is vastly similar to 6th century Bodhisattva figures found in the Kizil Caves.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, page 1259.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Tumxuk: Seated Bodhisattva." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, vol. 13, 2016, pp. 1259.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Tumxuk: Seated Bodhisattva" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, 13:1259.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Tumxuk: Seated Bodhisattva. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z (Vol. 13, pp. 1259).
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