Item: Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva & Buddhist Deity) - (11 faces, 8 hands)
སྤྱན་རས་གཟིགས།
观音菩萨
(item no. 700012)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1700 - 1799 |
| Lineages | Uncertain |
| Material | Clay |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
| Catalogue # | acc.# F1996.18.5 |
Notes about the Central Figure
Alternate Names: Lokeshvara Avalokita Lokanata Lokanatha Mahakarunika
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Peaceful
Gender: Male
Avalokiteshvara, Ekadashamukha (Tibetan: chen re zi, shal chu chig. English: the All Seeing Lord with Eleven Faces).
(For additional information on small clay images see Images of Earth and Water: The Tsa-Tsa Votive Tablets of Tibet by Juan Li).
Jeff Watt 8-2001
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Sculpture (Gallery 1)
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Stamped Clay
Sculpture: Medium (Materials)
Buddhist Deity: Avalokiteshvara (Eleven Faces)
Art History: Medium, Sculpture, Stamped Clay (Tsatsa)
Collection of RMA: Selected Sculpture
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Avalokita (Sculpture)
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