Harvard Museum of Art Sui Dynasty Seated Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta (Da Shizhi Pusa) 哈佛美术博物馆隋代大势至菩萨坐像石雕

            1943.53.26 581 - 618 CE Limestone with polychromy and gilding H. 68 x W. 40 x D. 27 cm (26 3/4 x 15 3/4 x 10 5/8 in.) 

This statue is one from a Pair of Bodhisattvas, Probably from an Amitabha Triad (西方三圣，Three Saints of the West). A bodhisattva is a divine being who has vowed to achieve enlightenment in the future but remains in the world to help all sentient beings attain the same goal. Early artists depicted bodhisattvas in the guise of royalty. They wear silken dhotis — essentially, loose skirts — and scarves, along with abundant jewelry, including earrings, armlets, bracelets, and anklets. Their long hair is typically arranged in a high topknot, with individual strands sometimes falling over the shoulders; a crown often encircles the topknot.

[Personal Comments: To identified this statue as Mahasthamaprapta (大势至/Da Shizhi), there has to be a little image of a bottle at the front of the crown. This statue carries it so it has to be Mahasthamaprapta .]

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Taken on: January 12, 2025

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Sets appears in: • Abroad Chinese Buddhist Sculptures and related object 海外中国佛教造像以及相关文物 • Sui Dynasty 隋朝 more » • Harvard Art Museums 2024 « less

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