COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MIA_.97.60
AMICA Library Year:
2002
Object Type:
Sculpture
Creator Name:
artist unknown
Creator Nationality:
Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
Creator Role:
sculptor
Creator Name-CRT:
artist unknown
Title:
Enthroned Bodhisattva
View:
Front
Creation Date:
about 758
Creation Start Date:
756
Creation End Date:
760
Materials and Techniques:
gilt bronze
Classification Term:
Bronze
Dimensions:
H.6-1/2 x W.2-1/2 x D.1-1/4 in. (overall, including base)
Component Measured:
overall
Measurement Unit:
in
AMICA Contributor:
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Owner Location:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
ID Number:
97.60
Credit Line:
Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton
Inscriptions:
STICKER
Context:
Shown seated in lalitasana on a pierced platform of a stylized lotus scroll, this figure is recognizable as Kuan-yin by the inclusion of the image of a seated Amitabha Buddha at the apex. Gilded overall, the small bronze was likely part of an altar shrine where it probably was one of two bodhisattvas flanking a larger central image of the Buddha.
Related Image Identifier Link:
MIA_.23994c.tif
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