The Buddha between two bodhisattvas

anonymous, anonymous [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 cm x height 16.4 cm
  • Physical characteristicsbronze

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • The Buddha between two bodhisattvas
    • Buddha Seated between two bodhisattvas

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-388

  • Description

    Buddhistische triniteit: Boeddha met twee bodhisattva`s, misschien Padmapani en Vajrapani.

Creation

  • Creation

    • anonymous, Midden-Java
    • anonymous, Indonesia [rejected attribution]

  • Dating

    c. 800 - c. 850

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    bronze

  • Dimensions

    width 21 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
    • N.J. Krom, Inventaris der Hindoe-oudheden op den grondslag van Dr. D.M. Verbeek's Oudheden van Java, eerste deel, uit: Rapporten van den Oudheidkundigen dienst in Nederlandsch-Indië, 1914, pagina 1-358 - p. 167

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  • The Buddha between two bodhisattvas
  • The Buddha between two bodhisattvas
  • The Buddha between two bodhisattvas