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Standing Avalokitesvara
700s
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
This small gilt-bronze statue represents the Bodhisattva of Compassion (관음보살 in Korean), an enlightened being who helps devotees on their path. It features two prominent attributes: a water sprinkler (kundika in Sanskrit) and a miniature image of Buddha Amitābha in its jeweled crown. Its sweet and gentle smile accentuates this celestial being’s immeasurable compassion for human suffering.
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Details
- Title: Standing Avalokitesvara
- Date Created: 700s
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 18.5 x 6.5 x 4.5 cm (7 5/16 x 2 9/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
- Provenance: Cleveland Museum of Art, London Gallery, Ltd. (sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, June 1, 1998), Mitsuru Tajima
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1998.80
- Medium: Gilt-bronze
- Original Title: 금동 관음보살 입상 (金銅觀音菩薩立像)
- Fun Fact: Created during the Unified Silla period, a high point of the spread of Buddhist teachings, this kind of miniature gilt-bronze statue was often used as a portable object of devotion by traveling Buddhist monks.
- Department: Korean Art
- Culture: Korea, Unified Silla period (668-935)
- Credit Line: John L. Severance Fund
- Collection: Korean Art
- Accession Number: 1998.80
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