Bodhisattva Amoghapasa (Avalokitesvara of the never-empty noose) / Artist Unknown

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Accession Number
1978/2.97
Title
Bodhisattva Amoghapasa (Avalokitesvara of the never-empty noose)
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.
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Record
1978/2.97
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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.
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