Mirror with Water-Moon Avalokitesvara
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Mirror with Water-Moon Avalokitesvara
KOREA; Goryeo dynasty
This mirror is in the form of a fan and resembles Chinese Huzhou mirrors created during the Song dynasty (960–1279). On the back, there is a Chinese inscription stating the origin of the mirror.
The Bodhisattva sits in the royal ease posture. The Bodhisattva has a headdress with several ornaments and a nimbus, and is surrounded by a round mandorla. Water is shown as rippling waves below.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 197.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Mirror with Water-Moon Avalokitesvara." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 197.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Mirror with Water-Moon Avalokitesvara" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:197.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Mirror with Water-Moon Avalokitesvara. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 197).
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