Bodhisattva Amoghapasa (Avalokitesvara of the never-empty noose) / Artist Unknown
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1978/2.97
- Title
- Bodhisattva Amoghapasa (Avalokitesvara of the never-empty noose)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- Object Creation Date
- n.d.
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Nepal (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Nepal (nation)
- Style/Group/Movement
- Buddhist
- Dimensions
- 16.8 cm x 9.5 cm x 5.1 cm (6 5/8 in. x 3 3/4 in. x 2 in.)
- Primary Object Classification
- Sculpture
- Primary Object Type
- casting
- Secondary Object Classification
- Metalwork
- Secondary Object Type
- figure
- Physical Description
- A small bronze figure of Amoghapasa, a Buddhist deity, made by the cire perdue (lost wax) casting method. The challenge to the caster is this case is the top-heaviness of the piece caused by the iconographical requirement for the image to have eight arms; in at attempt to provide some support, he arranging floating scarves to drape all the way to the lotus pedestal.
- Subject Matter
- A small statue of the Bodhisattva Amoghapasa, a form of the popular Buddhist deity Avalokitesvara, worshipped most commonly in Buddhist Nepal and Japan. His name means "of the never-empty noose," and his key attribute is a lasso, used to resuce lost souls. Amoghapasa is shown as a bodhisattva (a "wisdom being," with long hair, jewelry, and wearing a dhoti, and with eight arms.
- Primary Keywords
- avalokitesvara
- bodhisattva
- buddhism
- himalayan
- lotus
- miniature (size attribute)
- vajrayana
- Secondary Keywords
- asian
- associated concepts
- attributes and properties
- attributes and properties by specific type
- buddhist doctrinal concepts
- descriptors
- design elements
- doctrinal concepts
- form attributes
- motifs
- people and culture
- plant-derived motifs
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- religious concepts
- size (extent)
- size by specific type
- south asian
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 907 x 1403
- File Size
- 95 KB
- Record
- 1978/2.97
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1978-sl-2.97/1978_2.97.jpg
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"Bodhisattva Amoghapasa (Avalokitesvara of the never-empty noose); Artist Unknown." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1978-sl-2.97/1978_2.97.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024.