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Hotan: Bodhisattva in a Lotus

CHINA, Xinjiang, Hotan; circa 6th century; Plaster; H: 13 cm; Tokyo National Museum, Japan
This artifact may have been used as a decoration on the wall of a temple, or on the mandorla of a Buddha statue.
　 The decorative piece depicts a Bodhisattva emerging from the center of a blossoming lotus flower. Only the upper body, with arms raised, is shown. The hair is coiled in a topknot and the figure wears large earrings and a neck ornament that encircles the breast area. Behind the head, there is a radiating nimbus with a raised edge.

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