Caption

Cundi, unknown sculptor; gift; Chinese/Tibetan; Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 18th–19th century; Buddhist sculpture of the bodhisattva Cundi; materials not specified; iconography includes lotuses, mudras, sutra, fish, goddesses, protective deities; height 24.3 cm, width 22.0 cm, weight 3.38 kg; related to Chinese and Tibetan Buddhism., A small bronze statue of a seated multi-armed figure with a crown, shown against a plain gray background; the figure sits cross-legged on a rounded base with draped robes, hands held in various mudras and holding small objects, and several arms fanning out behind it; the crown is ornate and rises above the head, which has a calm facial expression and elongated earlobes; the surface shows a mottled patina with green and brown tones and areas of darker bronze.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A23_084

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.7Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Cundi unknown sculptor gift Chinese Tibetan Qing dynasty 1644–1911 18th–19th century Buddhist sculpture bodhisattva Cundi materials specified iconography includes lotuses mudras sutra fish goddesses protective deities height 24.3 cm width 22.0 cm weight 3.38 kg related Tibetan Buddhism small bronze statue seated multi-armed figure crown shown plain gray background figure sits cross-legged rounded base draped robes hands held various mudras holding small objects several arms fanning ornate rises head calm facial expression elongated earlobes surface mottled patina green brown tones areas darker bronze.