Item: Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva & Buddhist Deity) - (Unidentified)
| Origin Location | Northern India |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1100 - 1199 |
| Lineages | Buddhist |
| Material | Metal, Painted Face/Hair, Stone Inset: Turquoise |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
Alternate Names: Lokeshvara Avalokita Lokanata Lokanatha Mahakarunika
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Peaceful
Gender: Male
Avalokiteshvara or Maitreya.
Peaceful in appearance with one face and two hands, he sits in the vajra posture with the legs crossed. The right hand is held upraised in an open hand gesture. The left hands presses against the the lotus seat (missing) while holding the stem of a lotus flower blossoming above the left shoulder. A krishnasara deer skin hangs across the left shoulder, a unique attribute for both the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara and Maitreya.
See the standing Avalokiteshvara in the Nyingjei Lam Collection for a comparable sculpture.
Jeff Watt 7-2007
Sculpture: Large Stone Insets
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Sculpture (Gallery 1)
Sculpture: Lokeshvara Atelier
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Nepal
Collection of RMA: Selected Sculpture
Region: India, Pala Period (Metal Sculpture)
Sculpture: Figurative, Stone Inlay
Buddhist Deity: Avalokiteshvara Iconography
Sculpture: Figurative Art Topics
Sculpture: Physical Characteristics
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Avalokita (Sculpture)
Buddhist Deity: Avalokiteshvara (Seated, Holding a Lotus)
Sculpture: Gilding & Cold Gold
Buddhist Deity: Avalokiteshvara (Vajra Posture Sculpture)