Kongōhō Bodhisattva (Vajradharma)

11th century

Not on view

This seated bodhisattva survives from a set of five sculptures. Esoteric practitioners of the Tendai sect commonly depicted the buddha Amida surrounded by four attendant bodhisattvas: Kongōhō, shown here, along with Kongōri (Vajratiksna), Kongōin (Vajrahetu), and Kongōgo (Vajrabhasha).

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金剛法菩薩坐像
Title: Kongōhō Bodhisattva (Vajradharma)
Period: Heian period (794–1185)
Date: 11th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: Overall (figure): H. 10 in. (25.4 cm); W. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm); D. 5 3/8 in. ( 13.7 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975
Object Number: 1975.268.154
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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