Bodhisattva in Contemplation
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Bodhisattva in Contemplation
CHINA; Northern Qi dynasty
The Bodhisattva sits in contemplation in the relaxation posture with the right hand, which is broken, brought to the face. The hair is tied up in ribbons, which fall to the shoulders. The Bodhisattva wears a collar necklace and a stole, while the lower body is covered in a dhoti. The central figure is surrounded by a number of attendant figures, such as the two Bodhisattvas on the edges. There is a mountain censer flanked by lions and Heavenly Kings in the center of the base. The back screen features two trees branching out with hollow sections. There is a pagoda at the top of the screen with apsaras on either side but most of the apsaras are missing.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, page 168.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Bodhisattva in Contemplation." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, vol. 10, 2016, pp. 168.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Bodhisattva in Contemplation" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, 10:168.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Bodhisattva in Contemplation. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F (Vol. 10, pp. 168).
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