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Seated bodhisattva

late 13th–early 14th century
Not on view
This elegant bodhisattva wears a particularly elaborate array of fine beaded chains and pendants on his chest and skirt. The object is part of a series of large Buddhist porcelain sculptures bejeweled with applied ropes of pearl beading, which relates them to a popular trend of decoration in the early fourteenth century.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 元 景德鎮窯青白瓷菩薩坐像
  • Title: Seated bodhisattva
  • Period: Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)
  • Date: late 13th–early 14th century
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Porcelain with relief decoration under bluish white glaze (Jingdezhen Qingbai ware)
  • Dimensions: H. 20 in. (50.8 cm); W. 12 in. (30.5 cm); D. 8 in. (20.3 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics
  • Credit Line: Gift of Edgar Bromberger, in memory of his mother, Augusta Bromberger, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.166
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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