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Bodhisattva

CultureChinese
DateNorthern Wei dynasty (386-534 C.E.)
MediumGilt bronze
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/2 × 1 1/4 × 1/2 inches (8.89 × 3.18 × 1.27 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number35-83
On View
Not on view
Collections
DescriptionStanding figure with crossed scarves, elaborate scarves over shoulders and down sides of body.
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Seated Manjusri Bodhisattva
late 9th-10th century C.E.
2000.23
Guanyin Bodhisattva
Sui dynasty (581-618 C.E.)
32-186/9
#2 is on the left
ca. 580-589 C.E.
F87-8/2
#3 is on the right
ca. 580-589 C.E.
F87-8/3
recto overall
ca. 951-953 C.E.
50-64 B
Standing Bodhisattva
ca. 520-525 C.E.
33-90
Torso of a Bodhisattva (one of a pair)
Sui dynasty (581-618 C.E.)
40-32