Caparisoned Elephant
https://clevelandart.org/art/1980.24
The six-tusked elephant holds the throne of Puxian (Samantabhadra), the Bodhisattva of Universal Virtue, who often appears with Wenshu (Manjusri), the Bodhisattva of Wisdom, on his lion-vehicle. This impressive gilt bronze statue is solidly cast, except for the hollow at the c...
Sculpture
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150025
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sculpture
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citation
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CC0
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en
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wikidata
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"Q60746149"
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import
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accession
1980.24
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Source image fields (4)
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Terms
Culture
China, Liao dynasty (916-1125)
Technique
gilt bronze
Medium
gilt bronze
Genre
Sculpture
Department
Chinese Art
Relations
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