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Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara

600s

Description

This rare image survives from the early phase of Buddhist sculpture in Southeast Asia. Made in what is known as the Pra Khon Chai style, it has the characteristic sensitivity of expression, slender physique, and looped locks of hair. This figure once held a lotus flower in the right hand and flask in the left—identifying features of Avalokiteshvara in this region.
  • (Monogram Antiques, Connie Mangskau [1907–1990], Bangkok, Thailand)
    ?–1977
    Dr. Norman Zaworski [1920–2013], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1977–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • "Annual Report for 1977." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 65, no. 6 (1978): 177-215. Mentioned: p. 192 www.jstor.org
  • {{cite web|title=Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara|url=false|author=|year=600s|access-date=12 May 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1977.178