| Object Number |
C98 |
| Current Location |
Collections Storage |
| Culture |
Chinese | Buddhist |
| Provenience |
China |
| Period |
Tang Dynasty |
| Date Made |
750-800 CE |
| Section |
Asian |
| Materials |
Limestone | Marble (Stone) |
| Technique |
Bas Relief | Painted | Carved |
| Iconography |
Bodhisattva |
| Description |
Stone bas relief of bodhisattva. White marble with traces of color. Standing figurine with body swinging to its left (3/4 wide view). Standing on lotus pedestal. Round halo with jewelled fillet and long scarfs and strings of pearls. There is no ushnisha nor urna and the ears are not long. Both arms are broken off at the elbow. |
| Height |
99 cm |
| Credit Line |
Purchased from C. T. Loo, 1915 |
| Other Number |
Getz 18 - 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. 60 |
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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. 145, Plate 543A |
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| [Catalogue] Getz, John. 1916. The University Museum Exhibition of Oriental Art.. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: No. 18 |
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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: 159,figure 162 |
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| [Article] Howard, Lucille. 1920. "The Museum: Its Relation to Modern Design". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. XI. no. 3. pg. pp.148-156 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 152. Plate XI |
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| [Article] Jayne, Horace F. 1941. "Appendix II". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. IX. no. 2-3. pg. pp.58-62 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 60 |
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