Description
The water bottle in his left hand indicates that this figure depicts the bodhisattva Maitreya. It is thought that Maitreya will reach enlightenment after the teachings of the Buddha have been forgotten, in order to spread the teachings again.
Provenance
(A. Hilaly, Washington, DC, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (?-1969); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1969-)
Accession Number
1969.61
Medium
gray schist
Dimensions
Overall: 66.3 cm (26 1/8 in.)
Classification
Sculpture
Credit Line
Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
