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'Indian Buddhist image, Nara'; A pensive Bodhisattva 1881
Albumen print | 17.5 x 14.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2581096
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'Indian Buddhist image, Nara'; A pensive Bodhisattva 1881
Unknown Person
Wish-granting jewel-shaped reliquary 1881
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Photograph of a seventh-century gold-plated bronze figurine of a seated Bodhisattva. Bodhisattva appears in a pensive pose: his right hand is raised against his jaw, whilst his right ankle rests on his left knee. Crowed and be-jewelled, he wears a long robe, the drapes of which cover partly his throne. A frieze of lotus leaves runs along the lower part of the throne's base.
Provenance
Album compiled by the Reverend J N Dalton (1839-1931) and presented to King George V
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
17.5 x 14.1 cm (image)
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Alternative title(s)
Indian Buddhist image, bronze, Nara. [The Cruise of H.M.S. Bacchante 1879-1882, Volume V, Japan].
