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Avalokiteshvara de la media luna

first half of the 14th century
Not on view
Este rollo vertical representa al bodhisattva conocido como Avalokiteshvara de la media luna (Suwol gwaneum), vestido con resplandecientes ropajes. La deidad está sentada en unas rocas que emergen de las olas y ostenta sus atributos característicos: una pequeña imagen del Buda Amitabha en la corona y un recipiente ritual con una rama de sauce. En la parte superior de la pintura hay una luna muy pequeña y una liebre que prepara el elixir de la inmortalidad en un mortero. A los pies de la deidad, diminutas figuras elegantemente vestidas avanzan tras el rey dragón. En el ángulo inferior derecho aparece el niño peregrino Sudhana (Seonjae dongja), cuyo encuentro con Avalokiteshvara se relata en el Avatamsaka Sutra (Escritura de la guirnalda de flores).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 수월관음도 고려
  • 水月觀音圖 高麗
  • Título: Avalokiteshvara de la media luna
  • Periodo: Dinastía Goryeo
  • Fecha: Primera mitad del siglo XIV
  • Geografía: Corea
  • Material: Rollo vertical; tinta, color sobre seda
  • Dimensiones: 114,5 x 55,6 cm
  • Crédito: Colección de Charles Stewart Smith, donación de la Sra. de Charles Stewart Smith, Charles Stewart Smith Jr., y Howard Caswell Smith, en memoria de Charles Stewart Smith, 1914
  • Número de inventario: 14.76.6
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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