Caption

Bodhisattva;, Chinese culture; Chinese art; Chinese Buddhism; tutelary deities iconography; Asian culture; Buddhist art; Korean art; Goryeo 918–1392; 10th century ; Korea ; sculpture; figurine; height 11 cm, A small dark bronze figurine stands on a multi-tiered hexagonal base, showing a draped robed figure with a rounded headdress and stylized facial features; the figure’s garment falls in vertical folds and there are openwork areas along the sides. The figure’s arms are raised, one holding a small modeled object and the other bending to touch a curved element, with additional small ornamental details at the shoulders and hips. The surface shows areas of lighter brown and greenish patina against a predominantly dark bronze color, and the background is a smooth gradient of light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_330

License type

Rights managed

Available size

73.6Mb (719.9Kb) / 14.3in x 20.0in / 4286 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bodhisattva Chinese culture Chinese art Chinese Buddhism tutelary deities iconography Asian culture Buddhist art Korean art Goryeo 918–1392 10th century Korea sculpture figurine height 11 cm small dark bronze figurine stands multi-tiered hexagonal base showing draped robed figure rounded headdress stylized facial features figure’s garment falls vertical folds openwork areas sides figure’s arms raised holding modeled object bending touch curved element additional small ornamental details shoulders hips surface areas lighter brown greenish patina predominantly bronze color background smooth gradient light gray.