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Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
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Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
CHINA; Northern Qi dynasty (550–577), dated 554; Commissioned by Zheng Luoxing; Gilt bronze; H: 18.8 cm; Tomioka Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
The Bodhisattva stands on an inverted lotus pedestal with hands in the abhaya (fearlessness) and varada (wish-granting) mudras. The figure wears a three-leaf crown with ribbons draped on either side. Jewelry hangs the length of the body. A stole falls from the shoulders to curl over the pedestal. The petal-shaped mandorla is decorated with flames around the edges while its center is smooth. Beneath the pedestal, there is a plain, four-legged stand with an inscription stating that the family of Zheng Luoxing dedicated the statue in 554 on behalf of their parents from Yanzhou in present day Hebei. |
