Bodhisattva

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

ASIA.1994.005

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ASIA.1994.005

AMICA ID

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AMICA Library Year:

1999

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1999

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Sculpture

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Sculpture

Object Type

false

Creator Nationality:

Asian; Southeast Asian; Thai

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Asian; Southeast Asian; Thai

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Name-CRT:

Thai

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Thai

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Bodhisattva

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Bodhisattva

Title

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View:

Full view

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Full view

View

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Creation Date:

Shrivijayan style, 8th century

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Shrivijayan style, 8th century

Creation Date

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Creation Start Date:

700

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700

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

799

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799

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

Copper alloy with traces of gilding and pigment

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Copper alloy with traces of gilding and pigment

Materials and Techniques

false

Classification Term:

Bronzes

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Bronzes

Classification Term

false

Creation Place:

Thailand

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Thailand

Creation Place

false

Dimensions:

H. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)

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H. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)

Dimensions

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AMICA Contributor:

Asia Society

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Asia Society

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

New York, New York, USA

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New York, New York, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

1994.005

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1994.005

ID Number

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Credit Line:

Asia Society: Gift from the Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Fund

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Asia Society: Gift from the Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Fund

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.asiasociety.org

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

Rights

false

Context:

This unidentified bodhisattva belongs to the Shrivijayan tradition of sculpture, so named for the kingdom of Shrivijaya that, from its capital at Palembang in Sumatra, controlled large parts of southern Thailand. This seafaring kingdom may also have controlled other regions in Indonesia such as parts of Java. As a result, sculptures made under Shrivijayan rule exhibit a wide diversity in style, making them difficult to classify. Sculptures produced on the Thai/Malay Peninsula, such as this bodhisattva, are classified as either Thai, Chaiya, or Shrivijayan.

This figure wears a thin diadem and has jeweled and flowered hair, some of which falls in the long corkscrew-shaped curls often found in early Buddhist sculpture from peninsular Thailand, as are the oval face, fleshy cheeks, small features, and flexed posture. The bodhisattva sits in the posture of relaxation (lalitasana) on a lotus pedestal, which is placed on a two-tiered square base. The pedestal is strikingly similar to a type foundon images from an area of Bangladesh that was controlled by the Pala kingdom. It is known that Buddhist missionaries from the Pala kingdom passed through Shrivijaya on their way to China.

Four pudgy lions with squat faces sit at the four corners ofthe base. A hole at the back of the pedestal indicates that a mandorla might once have been attached to the bodhisattva's back, possibly capped by a parasol as seen in similar figures.

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This unidentified bodhisattva belongs to the Shrivijayan tradition of sculpture, so named for the kingdom of Shrivijaya that, from its capital at Palembang in Sumatra, controlled large parts of southern Thailand. This seafaring kingdom may also have controlled other regions in Indonesia such as parts of Java. As a result, sculptures made under Shrivijayan rule exhibit a wide diversity in style, making them difficult to classify. Sculptures produced on the Thai/Malay Peninsula, such as this bodhisattva, are classified as either Thai, Chaiya, or Shrivijayan.This figure wears a thin diadem and has jeweled and flowered hair, some of which falls in the long corkscrew-shaped curls often found in early Buddhist sculpture from peninsular Thailand, as are the oval face, fleshy cheeks, small features, and flexed posture. The bodhisattva sits in the posture of relaxation (lalitasana) on a lotus pedestal, which is placed on a two-tiered square base. The pedestal is strikingly similar to a type foundon images from an area of Bangladesh that was controlled by the Pala kingdom. It is known that Buddhist missionaries from the Pala kingdom passed through Shrivijaya on their way to China.Four pudgy lions with squat faces sit at the four corners ofthe base. A hole at the back of the pedestal indicates that a mandorla might once have been attached to the bodhisattva's back, possibly capped by a parasol as seen in similar figures.

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