Boddhisattva

anonymous, c. 500 - c. 600

This earthenware figure may have been based on a bronze model. The relief dates from the earliest period of Buddhist sculpture in China. Buddhism entered China from India around 150 AD. Indian influence is still visible in the fine, parallel folds of the clothing.

  • Artwork typeex-voto
  • Object numberAK-MAK-1434
  • Dimensionsheight 22.8 cm x width 10 cm x depth 5.5 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Boddhisattva

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-1434

  • Description

    Votiefbeeld met bodhisattva.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, China

  • Dating

    c. 500 - c. 600

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 22.8 cm x width 10 cm x depth 5.5 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (gift of Maartje Draak, 1990)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; donated by Prof Dr Amalia Maartje Elisabeth Draak (1907-1995), Amsterdam, to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1990;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1990

Documentation

  • Klaas Ruitenbeek, 'Schenkingen van Maartje Draak', Aziatische Kunst 23/1 (1993), pp. 11-16 (afb. 5).

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