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Xiude Temple: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
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Xiude Temple: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
CHINA, Hebei, Baoding; Northern Wei dynasty (386–534), dated 533; Commissioned by Zhao Caosheng and Zhang Fajiang; Marble; H: 35 cm; Palace Museum, Beijing, China
The statue was excavated from Xiude Temple in 1954. The inscription on the back of the rectangular base states it was dedicated by Zhao Caosheng and his wife Zhang Fajiang for their deceased daughter-in-law, in the year 533.
Avalokitesvara wears a high headdress, a long skirt, and silk stoles that hang down over the skirt. The figure stands on the pod of an inverted lotus, which in turn is on a plain square base. The flame patterned mandorla envelops a radiating nimbus. |
