Caparisoned Elephant

c. 1000s Overall: 18.5 cm (7 5/16 in.) Source image
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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