| Object Number |
C97.1 |
| Current Location |
Collections Storage |
| Culture |
Chinese | Buddhist |
| Provenience |
China |
| Period |
Sui Dynasty (uncertain) | Tang Dynasty (uncertain) |
| Date Made |
6th Century-Tang Dynasty |
| Section |
Asian |
| Materials |
Stone | Marble (uncertain) (Stone) |
| Technique |
Carved | Painted |
| Iconography |
Bodhisattva |
| Description |
Bodhisattva. Very hard stone (marble?) figure of bodhisattva. Standing. High headdress, draped scarfs and jewels. Holds flower in right hand from which has sprung a small deity. Bare feet. Round pedestal. Set into wooden base. Remains of red, blue and green paint and gilding. |
| Height |
69 cm |
| Width |
24 cm |
| Credit Line |
Purchased from C. T. Loo, 1915 |
| Other Number |
Getz 16 - Other Number | C97A - Other Number |
Current & Past Exhibitions
Bibliography
| [Article] Jayne, Horace H. 1941. "The Chinese Collections of The University Museum: A Handbook of the Principal Objects". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 9. no. 2-3. pg. 9-50 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 62, top |
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| [Book] Siren, Osvald. 1925. Chinese sculpture from the fifth to the fourteenth century; over 900 specimens in stone, bronze, lacquer and wood, principally from northern China.. London. E. Benn, Ltd. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: pg. 84, Plate 314A |
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| [Catalogue] Getz, John. 1916. The University Museum Exhibition of Oriental Art.. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 183, No. 16 |
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| [Article] Bishop, Carl W. 1916. "Notes on Chinese Statuary". The Museum Journal. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. VII. no. No. 3. pg. 152-177 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: |
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