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Standing Bodhisattva
(China )
This standing figure has its right arm broken off at the wrist, and its left at the elbow. The feet are missing. There is traces of red, green and blue pigment. The figure also has a circular halo with undulating rays on the front, and lotus leaves on the back. Its style is generally that found in sculptures made during the Northern Qi Dynasty (6th century).
Inscription
Provenance
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Yamanaka & Company [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1920, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 4/16/2008 | Treatment | cleaned; other |
Geographies
China (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 47 1/2 in. (120.6 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1920
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.
25.5