Bodhisattva

Description

This rare image survives from the early phase of Buddhist sculpture in Southeast Asia. Made in what is known as the Pra Khon Chai style, it has the characteristic sensitive expression, slender physique, and looped locks of hair. The broken limbs reveal the clay core over which the bronze was cast using the lost-wax method.

Provenance

(Sotheby's, New York, sale 2 June 1992, lot 112) (June 2, 1992); (Spink sold to Dr. Norman Zaworski) (c. 1995?–2001?); Dr. Norman Zaworski [1920–2013], Cleveland, OH, gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art (2001?–2011); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (2011–)

Bodhisattva

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700s

Accession Number

2011.152

Medium

bronze

Dimensions

Overall: 31.5 x 13.5 x 5 cm (12 3/8 x 5 5/16 x 1 15/16 in.)

Classification

Sculpture

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski