Avalokiteshvara

anonymous, 600 - 800

Three Buddhist Statuettes. Although these three statuettes were found together in Sulawesi, they differ greatly in style. This makes it clear that in Indonesia images coming from many different regions were used. The style of the Buddha on the left is characteristic of Thailand, while the figure on the right probably originated in Borneo. The eight-armed Avalokiteshvara in the centre perhaps belongs to the art of southern Thailand, Malaysia, and Sumatra.

  • Artwork typefigure, sculpture, Avalokitesvara
  • Object numberAK-MAK-1234
  • Dimensionsheight 24 cm x width 12.7 cm x depth 5.9 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Avalokiteshvara
    • Avalokitshvara

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-1234

  • Description

    Staande, acht-armige Avalokitesvara, herkomst onbekend, maar tezamen met MAK 1232 en 1233 gevonden in Zuidwest-Sulawesi, distric t Bontonompo, afdeling Bonthain. (Divine Bronze, nr. 59)

Creation

  • Creation

    bronze caster: anonymous, Indonesia

  • Dating

    600 - 800

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 24 cm x width 12.7 cm x depth 5.9 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (purchase of the heirs of A. Kok-Viersen, 1975)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; from the heirs of Mrs A. Kok-Viersen, with AK-MAK-1232 and AK-MAK-1233, fl. 8,500, to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1975;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1975

Documentation

    • P. Pal, 'The iconography of Amoghapása-lohes'vara', Oriental Art XIII (1966) 1 (Spring), p. 20-28.
    • P. Pal, 'The iconography of Amoghapása-lohes'vara', Oriental Art XII (1966) 4 (Winter), p. 1-6.

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