LaurieAnnie's photos with the keyword: Bodhisattva

Title: The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Seated in Royal Ease Period: Angkor period Date: late 10th–early 11th century Culture: Cambodia Medium: Copper alloy, silver inlay Dimensions: H. 22 3/4 in. (57.8 cm); W. 18 in. (45.7 cm); D. 12 in. (30.5 cm) Classification: Sculpture Credit Line: Purchase, The Annenberg Foundation Gift, 1992 The Buddhist embodiment of infinite compassion, the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara is rarely represented in the rajalilasana seated posture, which is more associated with rulers and Hindu gods. Monumental metal sculpture represents the apogee of Khmer artistic production, and this is one of few large-scale images from the Angkor period to have survived intact. In Khmer royal cult practices, a close identification between a ruler and his chosen deity was customary; thus this figure, so unusually seated in a king-like posture, may have been intended to serve as both a representation of the bodhisattva and a portrait of the ruler-patron for whom it was commissioned. If not for the representation of the Amitabha Buddha, the spiritual mentor of Avalokiteshvara, in the elaborately coiffured chignon, this realistic image could be mistaken for a secular portrait. Deaccessioned by The Metropolitan Museum of Art for return to the Kingdom of Cambodia, 2023 Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/39184

Title: The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Seated in Royal Ease Period: Angkor period Date: late 10th–early 11th century Culture: Cambodia Medium: Copper alloy, silver inlay Dimensions: H. 22 3/4 in. (57.8 cm); W. 18 in. (45.7 cm); D. 12 in. (30.5 cm) Classification: Sculpture Credit Line: Purchase, The Annenberg Foundation Gift, 1992 The Buddhist embodiment of infinite compassion, the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara is rarely represented in the rajalilasana seated posture, which is more associated with rulers and Hindu gods. Monumental metal sculpture represents the apogee of Khmer artistic production, and this is one of few large-scale images from the Angkor period to have survived intact. In Khmer royal cult practices, a close identification between a ruler and his chosen deity was customary; thus this figure, so unusually seated in a king-like posture, may have been intended to serve as both a representation of the bodhisattva and a portrait of the ruler-patron for whom it was commissioned. If not for the representation of the Amitabha Buddha, the spiritual mentor of Avalokiteshvara, in the elaborately coiffured chignon, this realistic image could be mistaken for a secular portrait. Deaccessioned by The Metropolitan Museum of Art for return to the Kingdom of Cambodia, 2023 Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/39184

Kannon (Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara) Unknown (Artist) 13th century Culture: Japanese Category: Sculpture Medium: Wood with polychrome, traces of lacquer, gold dust, crystal Collection: East Asian Art Dimensions: Overall: 57 1/2 × 43 × 34 in. (146.05 × 109.22 × 86.36 cm) Object Number: 67.18.1 Related Material: Part of a set "Kannon, Altar, Baldacchino and Altar Table" (67.18.1-4) School: Shigon 真言宗 Period: Kamakura period (1185-1333) Signature: Unsigned Marks: None Inscription: None Credit Line: Adolph D. and Wilkins C. Williams Fund Kannon, known as the bodhisattva of compassion, is a primary deity worshipped in Pure Land Buddhism. In deep meditation, this Kannon sits cross-legged and holds a lotus bud. Although hands and forearms have been restored, the statue’s balanced form, divine features, and flowing drapery resemble the classical form of sculpture of the Kamakura period. To form this monumental sculpture, multiple sections of wood were joined together and then wrapped with hemp. Like many wood sculptures since the Heian period, this statue was once coated with lacquer to protect it from cracking and water or worm damage. Text from: vmfa.museum/piction/6027262-161819648

Kannon (Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara) Unknown (Artist) 13th century Culture: Japanese Category: Sculpture Medium: Wood with polychrome, traces of lacquer, gold dust, crystal Collection: East Asian Art Dimensions: Overall: 57 1/2 × 43 × 34 in. (146.05 × 109.22 × 86.36 cm) Object Number: 67.18.1 Related Material: Part of a set "Kannon, Altar, Baldacchino and Altar Table" (67.18.1-4) School: Shigon 真言宗 Period: Kamakura period (1185-1333) Signature: Unsigned Marks: None Inscription: None Credit Line: Adolph D. and Wilkins C. Williams Fund Kannon, known as the bodhisattva of compassion, is a primary deity worshipped in Pure Land Buddhism. In deep meditation, this Kannon sits cross-legged and holds a lotus bud. Although hands and forearms have been restored, the statue’s balanced form, divine features, and flowing drapery resemble the classical form of sculpture of the Kamakura period. To form this monumental sculpture, multiple sections of wood were joined together and then wrapped with hemp. Like many wood sculptures since the Heian period, this statue was once coated with lacquer to protect it from cracking and water or worm damage. Text from: vmfa.museum/piction/6027262-161819648