Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara

ca. 1300

6 cm 8.3 cm 5.1 cm

Citation Source image

The lavishly ornamented bodhisattva with four arms represents the form of Avalokiteshvara that is the personification of the deity's mantra of six syllables ("shadakshari"): om-ma-ni-pad-me-hum. Seated in the classic meditation posture on a high lotus base, his principle hands...

Artifact

id
id
15130
contentType
contentType
object
stage
stage
normalized
provenance
provenance
John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore; given to Walters Art Museum, 2002.
rightsUri
rightsUri
CC0
language
language
en
pageCount
pageCount
11
source
source
import
Source image fields (5)
thumbnailUrl https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/ARG_54.3010_Fnt_UK.jpg
largeImageUrl https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/ARG_54.3010_Fnt_UK.jpg
iiifBase https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/ARG_54.3010_Fnt_UK.jpg
imageCount 11
sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/54.3010