The Bodhisattva Manjusri
Sculpture
9th century - early 10th century (made)
9th century - early 10th century (made)
| Artist/Maker |
The Bodhisattva Manjusri, Bronze, Central Java, Indonesia
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | The Bodhisattva Manjusri (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | The Bodhisattva Manjusri, Bronze, Central Java, Indonesia |
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| Credit line | Given by the Royal Asiatic Society |
| Object history | Inventoried as part of the contents of the former India Museum transferred to South Kensington Museum in November 1879. Formally gifted to the V&A and reaccessioned in 1924. |
| Historical context | The Bodhisattva is represented seated on a lotus-throne with the legs folded in the padmasan: the right hand is held down in the varada mudra, whilst the left holds the stem of a lotus-flower, rising to the shoulder of the god. He is clad in a skirt and the usual thirteen ornaments of his rank. Behind the head is a crescent-shaped attachment. |
| Production | Central Java, Indonesia |
| Other number | 420(IS) - India Museum Catalogue (IS) Number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IM.345-1924 |
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| Record created | February 13, 2000 |
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