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Attendant Bodhisattva

10th–11th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 208
This sculpture of an attendant bodhisattva was most likely part of a colossal triptych showing a Buddha flanked by two such figures. It is made of willow, a material that was often used in the north for the construction of Buddhist sculpture, and was once brightly painted. The body’s sense of volume, the careful rendering of the braids that fall along the shoulders, and the scarf tied at the chest are typical features of Buddhist statuary dating from the tenth and eleventh centuries.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 遼 彩繪木雕菩薩像
  • Title: Attendant Bodhisattva
  • Period: Five Dynasties (907–60) or Liao dynasty (907–1125)
  • Date: 10th–11th century
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Wood (willow) with gesso and pigment; single woodblock construction
  • Dimensions: H. 59 in. (149.9 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1928
  • Object Number: 28.122.1
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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