Manjushri

anonymous, 800 - 850

The bodhisattva Manjushri is here identified by the water flower (utpala) in his left hand, which supports a book or Buddhist text. The relaxed, elegant posture and the circular flaming disk behind him are both features of sacred bronzes from northeast India. They demonstrate the close relationship between this region and Java in the 9th century AD.

  • Artwork typefigure, sculpture, Manjushri
  • Object numberAK-MAK-389
  • Dimensionsheight 21 cm x width 14 cm x depth 11 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Manjushri

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-389

  • Description

    Manjushri, brons, (attribuut in de rechterhand is afgebroken).

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, Indonesia

  • Dating

    800 - 850

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 21 cm x width 14 cm x depth 11 cm

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.}…; collection of the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

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