Bodhisattva Standing

Information

Title

Bodhisattva Standing

菩萨立像

Creator

unknown

Work Type

figures

sculpture

Date

581-518 C.E.

Period

Sui

Cultural Context

Buddhism

Chinese

Material

limestone

Technique

carving

Measurements

(cm) 141 height, 41 width, 41 depth

File Format

image

Descriptions and Subjects

Work Description

Bodhisattva in standing position, head and hands turned away. Draped in a tightly enveloping dhoti and a long shawl, falling over the shoulders and arm, thin ornamental folds.

Subjects

bodhisattvas

Rights and Identifier

Work Acquisition

Acquired in Beijing by Osvald Sirén; purchase

Image Rights

in copyright

Image Source

Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities

Work ID

NMOK-016