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Yufo Temple: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
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Yufo Temple: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
CHINA, Shanghai; Ming dynasty (1368–1644); Date wood; H: 150 cm
This Avalokitesvara is depicted with an elongated body. The body curves to one side and follows the original shape of the single piece of wood that this artist used to carve the statue. The Bodhisattva 's head has been positioned in the opposite direction. The left hand supports a ruyi (wish-fulfilling talisman), while the right hand is raised in the lotus mudra. An open-fronted garment ripples down the length of the body, with the deep fold from the right arm overlapping in a prominent way and acting as a counterweight to the body 's pronounced slant. |
