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Image Not Available for Seated Figure of Unidentified Bodhisattva
Seated Figure of Unidentified Bodhisattva
Image Not Available for Seated Figure of Unidentified Bodhisattva

Seated Figure of Unidentified Bodhisattva

CultureChinese
Date20th century
MediumUncolored wood with traces of polychrome
DimensionsOverall: 28 x 19 x 17 1/2 inches (71.12 x 48.26 x 44.45 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number34-217
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DescriptionFigure seated cross-legged, right hand on thigh, head leaning to the left. Wears elaborate headdress and jewelry.Provenance

With Dr. Otto Burchard, Peiping (modern-day Beijing), China, by April 15, 1934;

Purchased from Burchard, through Laurence Sickman, by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1934.

NOTES:

[1] Sickman's purchase record, Nelson-Atkins Archives, RG80-15 William Rockhill Nelson Trust Office Files, box 1a, Art Invoices/Vouchers 1934.

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