Item: Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva & Buddhist Deity) - Shristhikantha
| Origin Location | Nepal |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Size | 72.39x54.61cm (28.50x21.50in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
| Catalogue # | acc.# P1995.39.2 |
Alternate Names: Lokeshvara Avalokita Lokanata Lokanatha Mahakarunika
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Peaceful
Gender: Male
Shristhikantha, Rakta Avalokiteshvara (The Red All-seeing Lord) commisioned in 1842 by Shakya Bhikshu Bhavanisinha together with his family of Kunche in the locality of Noghal (Kathmandu).
84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha: The Basket’s Display (Kāraṇḍavyūha, ’’phags pa za ma tog bkod pa zhes bya ba theg pa chen po’i mdo)
Publication: Selection of Works - Painting (RMA)
Thematic Sets
Subject: Five Buddhas (Secondary Figures)
Nepal: Paintings
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Nepal
Nepal: Buddhism
Nepal: Dated Art
Buddhist Deity: Avalokita, Shristhikantha (Red, Standing)
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Avalokiteshvara Page (Painting Masterworks)
Nepal: Late Mala Period Painting
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Avalokita (Painting)