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3. Bodhisattva China Ching, 18th century 22 cms. |
This rare Tibeto-Chinese sculpture of a Bodhisattva kneeling on both knees is heavily cast. He wears only a scarf on his upper body while his lower body is clothed in a long dhoti with engraved borders. He is adorned with a five leaf crown, necklaces, bracelets, armlets earrings and anklets usually associated with Bodhisattvas. Both hands are in a gift giving position. An example of an earlier Ming Bodhisattva kneeling on one knee is illustrated in von Schroeder, "Indo -Tibetan Bronzes", 1981, page 525, figures 148C and 148D. Detail: back Detail: close-up view |