Bodhisattva
Date617-906
Maker
Chinese
Label TextBodhisattvas are enlightened beings who chose to forgo nirvana (release from the cycle of death and rebirth) until all sentient beings have attained it. In China, Guanyin became the most popular of all the bodhisattvas because he is the embodiment of mercy and compassion. He answers the prayers of the faithful for protection against calamity and saves them from suffering.
Object number51.68
Exhibition HistoryVancouver, British Columbia, Vancouver Art Gallery, "Distant Reverence: Buddhist Sculpture from the Seattle Art Museum", August 16 - October 22, 1989 (08/16/1989 - 10/22/1989)
Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles County Museum, "Arts of the T'ang Dynasty", 1957 (1957)
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Boundless: Stories of Asian Art, Feb. 8, 2020 - ongoing.
Published ReferencesBoehm, Christian. "Buddhist Bronzes of the Liao Dynasty." Arts of Asia Volume 49, no. 1 (January-February 2019): p. 90, reproduced fig 7.Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions5 3/8 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. (13.7 x 3.81 x 3.18 cm)
MediumGilden bronze
Nepalese
18th century
Object number: 72.56
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