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Source Description
The inscription around the base states that this Lokeshvara was commissioned by a Buddhist monk ("bhiksu") for his own use. This may indicate that not only was it used as a personal votive object but that the monk would receive the rewards for having it made. (Usually inscriptions dedicate these rewards to a family member.)
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
33890
label
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
33890
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
description
The inscription around the base states that this Lokeshvara was commissioned by a Buddhist monk ("bhiksu") for his own use. This may indicate that not only was it used as a personal votive object but that the monk would receive the rewards for having it made. (Usually inscriptions dedicate these rewards to a family member.)
provenance
Ian Alsop, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore, December 15, 1980, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2021, by gift.
date
1597/98 (year 719 of the era beginning 879)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
sculpture (visual works)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
21.4
height
9.2
depth
9.1
dimensionsRaw
H: 8 7/16 × W: 3 5/8 × D: 3 9/16 in. (21.4 × 9.2 × 9.1 cm)
Source extras
med
gilded copper alloy
creator_ids
15526
collection_ids
INT
exhibition_ids
2071
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
mediaId
a299006ba3f6eb71