Head of Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

ASIA.1979.086

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ASIA.1979.086

AMICA ID

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AMICA Library Year:

1998

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1998

AMICA Library Year

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Object Type:

Sculpture

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Sculpture

Object Type

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Creator Nationality:

Asian; Southeast Asian; Indonesian

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Asian; Southeast Asian; Indonesian

Creator Nationality

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Creator Name-CRT:

Indonesian

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Indonesian

Creator Name-CRT

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Title:

Head of Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara

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Head of Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara

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View:

Full view

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Full view

View

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Creation Date:

9th century

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9th century

Creation Date

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Creation Start Date:

800

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800

Creation Start Date

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Creation End Date:

899

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899

Creation End Date

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Materials and Techniques:

Volcanic stone

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Volcanic stone

Materials and Techniques

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Creation Place:

Indonesia, Central Java

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Indonesia, Central Java

Creation Place

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Dimensions:

H. 21 1/4 in. (54 cm)

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H. 21 1/4 in. (54 cm)

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AMICA Contributor:

Asia Society

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Asia Society

AMICA Contributor

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Owner Location:

New York, New York, USA

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New York, New York, USA

Owner Location

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ID Number:

1979.086

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1979.086

ID Number

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Credit Line:

Asia Society: The Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection

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Asia Society: The Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection

Credit Line

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Rights:

http://www.asiasociety.org

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<a href="http://www.asiasociety.org"target="_new">http://www.asiasociety.org</a>

Rights

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Context:

Several large temple mountain complexes were constructed in Central Java during the rule of the Shailendra dynasty and dedicated to Buddhism. The 9th-century temple mountain Borobudur, the most famous of these complexes, is renowned for the beauty and majesty of its over 500 seated sculptures of the Buddha. Many of these Buddhas have lost their heads, thus it has been common to assign a provenance of Borobudur to works that are close in style to the sculpture at this famous monument.

This head of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara was once optimistically attributed to Borobudur. Avalokiteshvara is identified by the small image of a seated Amitabha Buddha in his headdress. His hair is styled into an elaborate coiffure and he wears a diadem decorated with five plaques. The size of this head indicates that it came from a large sculpture. Because of its size, it has also been suggested that it comes from Chandi Plaosan, a 9th-century temple mountain noted for its monumental sculptures. However, this is speculative, and it is more accurate to consider this head simply as an example of sculpture from Central Java rather than as a fragment from any particular monument.

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Several large temple mountain complexes were constructed in Central Java during the rule of the Shailendra dynasty and dedicated to Buddhism. The 9th-century temple mountain Borobudur, the most famous of these complexes, is renowned for the beauty and majesty of its over 500 seated sculptures of the Buddha. Many of these Buddhas have lost their heads, thus it has been common to assign a provenance of Borobudur to works that are close in style to the sculpture at this famous monument.<P>This head of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara was once optimistically attributed to Borobudur. Avalokiteshvara is identified by the small image of a seated Amitabha Buddha in his headdress. His hair is styled into an elaborate coiffure and he wears a diadem decorated with five plaques. The size of this head indicates that it came from a large sculpture. Because of its size, it has also been suggested that it comes from Chandi Plaosan, a 9th-century temple mountain noted for its monumental sculptures. However, this is speculative, and it is more accurate to consider this head simply as an example of sculpture from Central Java rather than as a fragment from any particular monument.</P>

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