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Creative Commons License
Bodhisattva Manjushri
Jauntily thrusting out his right hip, this handsome, smiling bodhisattva exemplifies a path to Buddhahood. Features that tie the figure to works generally thought to have been made in Western Tibet include the "dhoti" that falls further down on one side than the other, the beaded chain below the belt, the triad of pendants on the necklace, and the prominent tiara-tying ribbons (von Schroeder 1981; Reedy 1997).
Provenance
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John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2002, by gift.
Geographies
Tibet (Place of Origin)
Measurements
5 7/8 in. (14.92 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of John and Berthe Ford, 2002
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.3015