Fresco Fragment
C452
Location: On Display in the Asia Galleries
From: China | Henan
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | C452 |
| Current Location | Asia Galleries - On Display |
| Culture | Chinese | Buddhist |
| Provenience | China | Henan |
| Period | Song Dynasty | Southern Song Dynasty | Yuan Dynasty |
| Date Made | 13th Century CE |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Paint | Stucco | Clay | Gypsum | Plaster | Gold |
| Technique | Fresco | Gilded |
| Iconography | Bodhisattva | Lotus |
| Inscription Language | Sanskrit |
| Description | Fragment of a fresco from a Buddhist temple wall painting. A bodhisattva in emerald green robes and red halo stands holding a lotus flower. A bodhisasttva is a being who has attained enlightenment but has postponed the joys of Nirvana, a state where one is free of suffering and the cycle of rebirth, in order to help others find salvation. This painting was once part of a larger wall illustration. The bodhisattva holds a lotus in his hand, a common motif in Buddhist art and a symbol of purity and perfection. The fresco is mounted and framed. |
| Credit Line | Purchased from C. T. Loo, 1925 |
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