Bodhisattva

anonymous, 1200 - 1400

In Buddhism a bodhisattva is an enlightened being. The buddha figure in the crown makes it clear that we are dealing with Avalokiteshvara. The figure exhibits the influence of Nepal and India, visible in the so-called tribhanga posture with three bends in the body: at the neck, waist, and knee.

  • Artwork typefigure, sculpture
  • Object numberAK-MAK-1425
  • Dimensionsheight 41.5 cm x width 10.5 cm x depth 7 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Bodhisattva

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-1425

  • Description

    Beeld van een bodhisattva, staand in tribhanga-houding.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, Tibet

  • Dating

    1200 - 1400

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 41.5 cm x width 10.5 cm x depth 7 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (gift of Maartje Draak, 1990)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; the dealer Kouw, Amsterdam ?;{Note RMA.}…; donated by Prof Dr Amalia Maartje Elisabeth Draak (1907-1995), Amsterdam, to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1990;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1990

Documentation

    • P. Lunsingh Scheurleer, 'De Potala-Lokeshvara van Maartje Draak', Aziatische Kunst (1990) 3, p. 6-7
    • Klaas Ruitenbeek, 'Schenkingen van Maartje Draak', Aziatische Kunst 23/1 (1993), pp. 11-16 (afb. 4).
    • Cat. Art ésothérique de l'Himalaya. Catalogue de la donation Lionel Fournier, Paris 1990, p. 24-25.

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