| Object Number |
38-32-3A |
| Current Location |
Collections Storage |
| Culture |
Chinese | Buddhist |
| Provenience |
North China |
| Period |
Sui Dynasty |
| Date Made |
575-600 |
| Section |
Asian |
| Materials |
Bronze |
| Iconography |
Dashizhi | Lotus Bud | Pearl | Mahasthamaprapta |
| Description |
Bronze figure of Dashizhi (Sanskrit: Mahasthamaprapta), a bodhisattva belonging to the retinue of the Amitabha Buddha, standing on a low lotus pedestal. Right hand raised holding lotus bud. Left hand hanging and holding an object which may be a leaf or the precious pearl. Sacred pearl in center of headdress. Elaborate scarves and drapery. Halo missing. |
| Credit Line |
Purchased from C. T. Loo; Subscription of A. Felix du Pont, 1938 |
| Other Number |
S.L. 2914.9 (MET) - Old Loan Number |
Current & Past Exhibitions
Bibliography
| Winegrad, Dilys P. Through Time, Across Continents. The University Museum, 1993. See: p. 99, fig. 78 |
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| Jayne, Horace H. "The Chinese Collections of The University Museum: A Handbook of the Principal Objects." The University Museum Bulletin 9, no. 2-3. (1941): 9-50. See: Pg. 42, Fig. 35 |
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| Jayne, Horace H. "Amitabha Altar Group." The University Museum Bulletin 7, no. 3. (1939): 2-9. Page/Fig./Plate: 2-9, pls. 1-6, fig. 1. |
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| Jayne, Horace H. "Chinese Art at the University Museum." Parnassus 11, no. 1. (01 Jan 1939). Page/Fig./Plate: 7-11. |
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| Chinese bronzes of the Shang (1766-1122 B.C.) through the Tang Dynasty (A.D. 618-906) : an exhibition lent by American collectors and museums and shown in gallery D6 from October 19 through November 27.. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1938. See: No. 279 |
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