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Standing Bodhisattva
CHINA; Eastern Wei dynasty (534–550), dated 534; Gilt bronze; H: 20.5 cm; Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom |
| This votive statue, according to an inscription, originated from Tangxian in Hebei and dates from 534, the year when the Eastern Wei dynasty began. This date makes it a very rare example of devotional image from this era. It is supported on a double four-legged stand, and the figure is incorporated into a mandorla incised with flame patterns. An intersecting triple-rimmed aureole and nimbus are around the figure beyond which protrudes the long lotus stalk carried by the Bodhisattva. The figure wears a lotus-shaped headdress and a long garment that consists of ruffled layers eventually falling below the pedestal. |
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