The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of August 12, 2026

A gilded wood sculpture depicts a seated Bodhisattva with elongated earlobes, downcast eyes, and a tall, paneled crown. The figure holds their left hand up, palm facing out, and their right hand in their lap with fingers curled in a loose fist. They wear robes draped in layered folds. Flakes of the gilding have worn away to reveal a dark wood underneath, particularly on the deity's face and chest.

Bodhisattva

900s-1100s

Japan, Heian period

(794–1185)
gilded wood
Overall: 15.3 x 11.5 cm (6 x 4 1/2 in.)
Edward L. Whittemore Fund 1964.45.4
Location: Not on view
  • (Hollis & Company)
  • Year in Review (1964). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 8, 1964-January 31, 1965).
    Cleveland Museum of Art, 1965: Year in Review 1964.
  • {{cite web|title=Bodhisattva|url=false|author=|year=900s-1100s|access-date=12 August 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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