The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Standing Bodhisattva, probably Avalokiteshvara

Art Object

Brushed with Passion

Part of a Sunday at the Met held in conjunction with the exhibition Designing Nature: The Rinpa Aesthetic in Japanese Art, on view May 26, 2012–January 13, 2013, this lecture features John T. Carpenter, Curator, Department of Asian Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and a calligraphy demonstration by Fumie Yamada.

Recorded September 30, 2012

The exhibition is made possible by The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Foundation.
The catalogue is made possible by the Richard and Geneva Hofheimer Memorial Fund.

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Standing Bodhisattva, probably Avalokiteshvara

Period:: Anuradhapura period
Date:: ca. 8th century
Culture:: Sri Lanka
Medium:: Bronze with high tin content
Dimensions:: H. (with pedestal): 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm)
Classification:: Sculpture
Credit Line:: Gift of Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Foundation, 1994
Accession Number:: 1994.509

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 242

Description

Mahayana Buddhism once flourished in Sri Lanka, alongside Theravada Buddhism, as witnessed by this bejeweled bodhisattva.
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What
Metal (59,497)

Sculpture (24,340)

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Asia (68,122)

Sri Lanka (104)
When
A.D. 500-1000 (6,678)
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South Asia: South, 500–1000 A.D.
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