A Votive plaque depicting a Bodhisattva in Amitabha's (Chinese. Amitofou's) Western Paradise, giving rebirth to new souls from lotus buds / Artist Unknown, China
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- Accession Number
- 1964/2.17
- Title
- A Votive plaque depicting a Bodhisattva in Amitabha's (Chinese. Amitofou's) Western Paradise, giving rebirth to new souls from lotus buds
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Medium and Support
- terracotta, molded
- Object Creation Date
- 618-907
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- China (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- China (nation)
- Style/Group/Movement
- Buddhist
- Period
- China, Tang Period (618-907)
- Dimensions
- 6.7 cm x 5.1 cm (2 5/8 in. x 2 in.)
- Century
- 7th-9th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Sculpture
- Primary Object Type
- relief
- Secondary Object Classification
- Ritual Objects
- Secondary Object Type
- portable icon
- Physical Description
- A small, thin, molded clay plaque with a bas-relief scene.
- Subject Matter
- This small clay plaque was probably originally one of a large group that collectively illustrated a scene of the Western Paradise of the Buddha Amitabha (Chinese, Amitofou). In this detail, a bodhisattva sits on a lotus petal; from his right hand emerge several lotus stems, with tiny figures emerging from them. According to the teachings of Pure Land Buddhism, these are souls being reborn in the Western Paradise after having called upon Amitabha for mercy.
- Primary Keywords
- bodhisattva
- buddhism
- lotus
- miniature (size attribute)
- paradise (inhabited place)
- plaque (flat object)
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- lancaster (county)
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- north and central america (continent)
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- pennsylvania (state)
- people and culture
- plant-derived motifs
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- united states (nation)
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 507 x 545
- File Size
- 15 KB
- Record
- 1964/2.17
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"A Votive plaque depicting a Bodhisattva in Amitabha's (Chinese. Amitofou's) Western Paradise, giving rebirth to new souls from lotus buds; Artist Unknown, China." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1964-sl-2.17/1964_2.17.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.