Xiuning: Statuette of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
Stoneware
Xiuning: Statuette of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
CHINA, Anhui, Xiuning; Yuan dynasty
This statuette was discovered in 1958 in Xiuning, a county near Jingdezhen. It features Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva with a high topknot and a crown with ribbons that fall down to the shoulders. The Bodhisattva has a high forehead and a round face. Both shoulders are covered with a robe, leaving the chest bare and flowing down over the square throne, which stands on a Sumeru base. The hands perform the dhyana (meditation) mudra, and a mandorla in the shape of a plain lotus petal appears behind.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 376.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Xiuning: Statuette of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 376.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Xiuning: Statuette of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:376.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Xiuning: Statuette of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 376).
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