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Luoyang: Bodhisattva Triad
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Luoyang: Bodhisattva Triad
CHINA, Henan, Luoyang; Northern Wei dynasty (386–534); Limestone; H: 81 cm; Luoyang Ancient Art Museum, Henan, China
The triad was excavated in Luoyang in 1971. The central Bodhisattva wears a headdress with ribbons extending down both sides. The figure stands on an inverted lotus pedestal with the right hand in abhaya (fearlessness) mudra. Behind the head is a peach-shaped nimbus with a foliated design. Attendants with undecorated nimbuses stand on either side of the Bodhisattva. All three figures wear rich ornaments and elaborate robes that descend in rippling folds to below the pedestal. The group is united by a mandorla with a pattern of tall flames at the top. A rectangular inset in which lions flank a mountain censer is on the base. |
