Description
A Bosatsu (Bodhisattva in Sanskrit) is a being that has attained enlightenment but has compassionately refrained from entering nirvana in order to save others. As an attendant of Buddha, Bosatsu assumes many forms, all of which are worshipped as deities in Japanese Buddhism.
Provenance
(Robert H. Ellsworth, Ltd., New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (?–1983); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1983–)
Accession Number
1983.18
Medium
wood with traces of lacquer, polychromy, and cut gold lear (kirikane)
Dimensions
Overall: 64.8 cm (25 1/2 in.)
Classification
Sculpture
Credit Line
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund
