Standing figure of Bodhisattva, carved in ivory. A three-leafed crown fronts the elaborately-arranged coiffure. Heavy earrings of square section. Upper body nude. From the girdle hangs a conventionally rendered skirt. A broad sash is round the loins, pressed down by the left hand. The right forearm is missing.
Details
- Title : Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara
- Year : 18th century
- Classification : Statue
- Medium : Carved ivory
- Dimension : Height: 28 cm, Width: 9 cm
- Accession No : IM.382-1914
- Country/ Geo-location : Tibet or Nepal
- Culture : Buddhism
- Collection : Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A)
- Status : On display. South-East Asia, Room 47a, case 10
- Bibliographic References : PUBLISHED S.Kramrisch, " Pala and Sena Sculpture", Rupam, No.40, 1929, pls. 34-35. J.Hartman