The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 19, 2024
Female torso
1000s
(730-1197)
Overall: 89 x 44 x 19 cm (35 1/16 x 17 5/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
Location: 243 Indian and Southeast Asian
Description
This life-size sculpture of a female figure was likely installed by a doorway or in an exterior niche of a Buddhist temple. Throughout the history of Indian art, voluptuous female figures have adorned Buddhist sanctuaries. Embodying the Indian ideal of female beauty, the form of the young mother with full breasts of milk personifies abundance, nourishment, and productivity—ideas that were considered auspicious and life affirming. Her copious jewels and valuable textiles also visually relate that the good karmic actions of venerating the Buddha and following his teachings will result in abundant good fortune.- ?-–2011Dr. John A. [1921–2011] and Maxeen Stone Flower [1928–2010], Shaker Heights, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art2011–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Franklin, David. The Cleveland Museum of Art - Director's choice. London: Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers Ltd, 2012. Mentioned and Reproduced: pp. 24–25“Art of Asia Acquired by North American Museums, 2010-2011.” Archives of Asian Art 62 (2012): 105–153. Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 120, fig. 17 www.jstor.org
- Soplo de luz. Diálogos de Octavio Paz con el arte. Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes (September 1-November 17, 2014).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2011.146