The Buddha between two bodhisattvas

anoniem, anoniem [rejected attribution], c. 800 - c. 850

Seated on the right side of the Buddha is Avalokiteshvara; the figure on his left is probably Vajrapani. The Buddha is making the gesture of teaching. Although he is dressed in a simple monk’s robe, he is clearly more than a monk, for his central, higher position emphasizes his special status.

Artwork typesculpture, sculpture group
Object numberAK-MAK-388
Dimensionswidth 21.0 cm x height 16.4 cm
Physical characteristicsbrons

Identification

Title(s)
Buddha Seated between two bodhisattvas
Object type
Object number
AK-MAK-388
Description
Buddhistische triniteit: Boeddha met twee bodhisattva`s, misschien Padmapani en Vajrapani.
Catalogue reference
Arlo Griffiths, Nicolas Revire & Rajat Sanyal, 'An inscribed bronze sculpture of a Buddha in bhadrasana at Museum Ranggawarsita in Semarang (Central Java, Indonesia)', Arts Asiatiques 68 (2013), p. 6, afb. 3

Creation

Creation
- anoniem, Midden-Java
- anoniem, Indonesia [rejected attribution]
Dating
c. 800 - c. 850
Search further with
School / Style

Material and technique

Physical description
brons
Material
Dimensions
width 21.0 cm x height 16.4 cm

This work is about

Subject

Acquisition and rights

Credit line
On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (purchase M.A.H. van Selst, 1940)
Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
…; collection Ir Th. W. Steinmetz;{Note RMA.}…; from Mrs A.H. van Selst, fl. 150, with 1 other object, to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1940;{Note RMA.} on loan at the Koninklijk Instituut van de Tropen, 1950-1982;{Note RMA.}…; the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

Documentation

Arlo Griffiths, Nicolas Revire & Rajat Sanyal, 'An inscribed bronze sculpture of a Buddha in bhadrasana at Museum Ranggawarsita in Semarang (Central Java, Indonesia)', Arts Asiatiques 68 (2013), p. 6, afb. 3

Persistent URL

To refer to this object, please use the following persistent URL:
https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/20024130