Fresco Fragment
| Object Number: | C452 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Asia Galleries Currently On Display |
| Culture: | Chinese Buddhist |
| Provenience: | China Henan |
| Period: | Song Dynasty Southern Song Dynasty Yuan Dynasty |
| Date Made: | 13th Century CE |
| Early Date: | 1120 |
| Late Date: | 1368 |
| Section: | Asian |
| Materials: | Paint Stucco Clay Gypsum Plaster Gold |
| Technique: | Fresco Gilded |
| Iconography: | Bodhisattva Lotus |
| Inscription Language: | Sanskrit |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from C. T. Loo, 1925 |
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.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Chinese Rotunda (1968) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Fig. 15 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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