figure
- Museum number
- 1987,1221.1
- Description
-
Figure. Standing figure of Bodhisattva with a slender body and bare torso. Made of wood.
- Production date
- 10thC
- Dimensions
-
Height: 150 centimetres (approx)
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Width: 24 centimetres (approx)
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Depth: 25 centimetres (approx)
- Curator's comments
- Bodhisattvas
Wood
China, about 900–1100
These two bodhisattvas, enlightened beings, were
probably part of a large group of wooden figures
centred on one of the principle Buddhas of the
Mahayana pantheon – perhaps Amitabha Buddha,
the Buddha of Infinite Light. They were not
conceived as individual works of art but as part of
a set of sculptures for display in a temple where
they played a role in illustrating the Buddhist
universe. The two sculptures were originally
brightly coloured.
Purchased with the assistance of The Art Fund
Asia 1987,1221.1-2
- Location
- On display (G33/dc10a/s2)
- Acquisition date
- 1987
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- 1987,1221.1
