Bodhisattva
CultureChinese
DateMing dynasty (1368-1644)
MediumBronze with traces of gilding
DimensionsOverall: 59 × 22 × 20 inches (149.86 × 55.88 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number39-26
On View
On viewGallery Location
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Collections
DescriptionStanding figure, feet on lotus base. Right arm down, probably held a bottle. Left hand up holding a lotus flower. Crown, jewels, etc of bodhisattva. Borders of garments with tooled designs.ProvenanceDr. Otto Burchard;
Purchased from Dr. Otto Burchard by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1939.
Hugo Munsterberg, Chinese Buddhist Bronzes (Rutland, Vt.: C.E. Tuttle, 1967), pl. 60 A,B (repro.).
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