Avalokiteshvara

Description A school of sculptors thought to have been based in northeastern Thailand specialized in the creation of images of the compassionate lord, Avalokiteshvara, and other bodhisattvas that are notable for the subtlety of their graceful postures.

Provenance Wolf Ledejinsky, S. Kriger, Inc., Washington, D. C.; Sarah M. Bekker, Arlington, Virginia [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2000, by gift.

Credit Gift of Sarah M. Bekker, 2000