Statue
| Object Number: | C108 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Asia Galleries Currently On Display |
| Culture: | Chinese Buddhist |
| Provenience: | China Chihli (uncertain) |
| Period: | Northern Qi Dynasty |
| Date Made: | Northern Qi Dynasty |
| Early Date: | 550 |
| Late Date: | 557 |
| Section: | Asian |
| Materials: | Marble (Stone) |
| Technique: | Carved |
| Iconography: | Bodhisattva Lotus Bud |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from C. T. Loo, 1915 |
| Other Number: | Getz 30 - Other Number |
Description
Marble shrine figure of a bodhisattva, most likely Guanyin, with a jewelled headdress, necklace, and scarves. Standing on a simplified lotus bud. Oval halo. C104 through C108 are a set. C107 and C108 are a pair within the set.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Chinese Halls (1941 - 1966) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Exhibition of Oriental Art (12 Feb 1916) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Buddhism: History and Diversity of a Great Tradition (12 Dec 1985 - 21 Oct 2012) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Buddhist Asia (21 Oct 2012 - 01 Apr 2022) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Asia Gallery (02 Apr 2022) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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