cma-korean-art: Standing Avalokitesvara, 700s, Cleveland Museum of Art: Korean ArtThis small gilt-br
cma-korean-art: Standing Avalokitesvara, 700s, Cleveland Museum of Art: Korean ArtThis small gilt-bronze statue represents the Bodhisattva of Compassion (관음보살 in Korean), an enlightened being who helps devotees on their path. It features two prominent attributes: a water sprinkler (kundika in Sanskrit) and a miniature image of Buddha Amitābha in its jeweled crown. Its sweet and gentle smile accentuates this celestial being’s immeasurable compassion for human suffering.Created during the Unified Silla period, a high point of the spread of Buddhist teachings, this kind of miniature gilt-bronze statue was often used as a portable object of devotion by traveling Buddhist monks.Size: Overall: 18.5 x 6.5 x 4.5 cm (7 5/16 x 2 9/16 x 1 ¾ in.)Medium: Gilt-bronzehttps://clevelandart.org/art/1998.80 -- source link
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