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Standing Bodhisattva (Avalokitesvara or Maitreya)
(Southeast Asia )
The legs stand apart, the right foot turns slightly outwards, and the torso is subtly tilted: all these elements suggest imminent movement and- rather than presenting a self-contained gracefulness- offer involvement.
If in the left hand there was once a flask that has been broken above and below the fingers, the bodhisattva can be identified as Avalokitesvara. Otherwise, he is likely to be Maitreya.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Private collection (formerly Nakhon Pathom), prior to September 1948; Alexander B. Griswold, Monkton, September 1948 [presented to the Breezewood Foundation, December 1960, inv. no. 141]; Walters Art Museum, 1992, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1995 | Unearthly Elegance: Buddhist Art from the Griswold Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Thailand (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H from block: 7 7/8 × W: 2 1/4 × D: 1 11/16 in. (20 × 5.7 × 4.3 cm); H with tang: 8 13/16 in. (22.4 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of A. B. Griswold, 1992
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.2688