The bodhisattva Maitreya

anonymous, 500 - 525

Sculptures from the early 6th century are characterized by narrow waists, flat, stylized drapery folds, and angular faces, hands and feet. Later, in the brief Sui dynasty period, figures become detached from their background and are modelled in the round. They also stand upright, in a somewhat stiff and static pose.

  • Artwork typefigure, sculpture, Maitreya
  • Object numberAK-MAK-73
  • Dimensionsheight 13 cm x width 6 cm x depth 4.3 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    The bodhisattva Maitreya

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-73

  • Description

    Maitreya, gezeten op een lotustroon met achter zich een aureool; neerhangende gekruiste benen.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, China

  • Dating

    500 - 525

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 13 cm x width 6 cm x depth 4.3 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (gift of W.M.A. Weitjens, 1953)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; donated by Dr. W.M.A. Weitjens to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 14 March 1953;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

Documentation

    • Cat. tent. Chinese Kunst, Berlijn, 1929, cat.nr. 245.
    • Schatkamers, cat.nr. 547.
    • Asiatic Art, cat.nr. 149, pl. 76.

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