Bodhisattva Lokeshvara
(India, Nepal, and Tibet)
The bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara is generally called Lokeshvara ("lord of the world") in Nepal. The Buddha of the Western Paradise, usually depicted seated in Avalokiteshvara's headdress, is here shown standing.
Provenance
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Ravi Kumar, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore, April 8, 1984, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2021, by gift.
Exhibitions
2001-2003 | Desire and Devotion: Art from India, Nepal, and Tibet in the John and Berthe Ford Collection. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara; Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque; Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham; Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong. |
Geographies
Nepal (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 9 1/4 × W: 2 3/8 × D: 3 3/8 in. (23.5 × 6 × 8.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of John and Berthe Ford, 2021
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.
54.3129