Chunda

anonymous, 800 - 850

The Buddhist devotees of ancient Java also worshipped a number of female deities. Chunda, the goddess of eternal wisdom, is one of the best known. But there were many others, some of them directly associated with particular Buddhist texts. These included magical formulas that could be recited for practical concerns, such as healing an illness, or during childbirth.

  • Artwork typefigure, sculpture
  • Object numberAK-MAK-1202
  • Dimensionsheight 12.5 cm x width 7 cm x depth 5.2 cm x weight 372 g

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Chunda

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-1202

  • Description

    Sculptuur voorstellend Cunda.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, Midden-Java

  • Dating

    800 - 850

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 12.5 cm x width 7 cm x depth 5.2 cm x weight 372 g

This work is about

  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (purchase C.G. Rieff, 1970)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; collection Loudon;{Note RMA.} his sale, Amsterdam (Mak van Waay), June 1953, no. 113, to C.G. Rieff;{Note RMA.} from whom, Utrecht, to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1970;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

Documentation

    • A.J. Bernet Kempers, 'Alexander Loudon en zijn collectie oud-Javaanse metaalkunst', Mededelingenblad Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst 15/5 (1985), pp. 6-15.
    • Nederlands Indië Oud en Nieuw, 3 (1919) 12, afb. 13.

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