The Great Teacher Marpa

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

MMA_.1995.176

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MMA_.1995.176

AMICA ID

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AMICA Library Year:

2002

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2002

AMICA Library Year

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Object Type:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

Object Type

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Description:

This compelling portrait is inscribed on the lower back with Marpa's name. Marpa (1012?1096) was one of the seminal figures in early Tibetan Buddhism. He traveled to India several times to study and eventually became the disciple of Naropa, one of the eighty-four mahasiddhas, or great teachers. Marpa had numerous followers and his teachings became the core of the Kagyu (orally transmitted) school.

Several factors point to an early date for this sculpture: the portraitlike quality of the face, naturalism of the robes, and style of the garments. No early portrait of Marpa is known and later ones show him with long hair and a less individualized face, perhaps indicating that our sculpture records an actual likeness.

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<p>This compelling portrait is inscribed on the lower back with Marpa's name. Marpa (1012?1096) was one of the seminal figures in early Tibetan Buddhism. He traveled to India several times to study and eventually became the disciple of Naropa, one of the eighty-four mahasiddhas, or great teachers. Marpa had numerous followers and his teachings became the core of the Kagyu (orally transmitted) school.</p><p>Several factors point to an early date for this sculpture: the portraitlike quality of the face, naturalism of the robes, and style of the garments. No early portrait of Marpa is known and later ones show him with long hair and a less individualized face, perhaps indicating that our sculpture records an actual likeness.</p>

Description

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Creator Nationality:

Asian; Far East Asian; Tibetan

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Asian; Far East Asian; Tibetan

Creator Nationality

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Creator Dates/Places:

Tibet

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Tibet

Creator Dates/Places

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Creator Name-CRT:

Tibet

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Tibet

Creator Name-CRT

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Title:

The Great Teacher Marpa

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The Great Teacher Marpa

Title

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View:

Principal view

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Principal view

View

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Creation Date:

early 12th century

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early 12th century

Creation Date

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Creation Start Date:

1100

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1100

Creation Start Date

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Creation End Date:

1133

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1133

Creation End Date

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Materials and Techniques:

Bronze with copper and silver inlays and gold plugs

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Bronze with copper and silver inlays and gold plugs

Materials and Techniques

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Dimensions:

H. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)

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H. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)

Dimensions

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AMICA Contributor:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

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Owner Location:

New York, New York

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New York, New York

Owner Location

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ID Number:

1995.176

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1995.176

ID Number

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Credit Line:

Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 1995

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Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 1995

Credit Line

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Copyright:

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Copyright

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Rights:

http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp

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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>

Rights

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