Period:Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Production date:850-950 (late 9th-early 10th century)
Materials:paper, 紙 (Chinese),
Technique:woodblock, 木版 (Chinese),
Subjects:bodhisattva lotus throne willow 菩薩 (Chinese) 蓮花寶座 (Chinese) 柳枝 (Chinese)
Dimensions:Height: 30 centimetres (impression) Width: 9.60 centimetres (Impression)
Description:
Woodblock print, ink on paper. The bodhisattva holds a willow branch in his right hand and a flask of pure water in his left. He stands on a lotus pedestal which rests on a hexagonal Sumeru pedestal
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![图片[1]-print; 印刷品(Chinese) BM-1919-0101-0.240-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms/43/mid_00000098_001.jpg)
Comments:Zwalf 1985The caption calls Avalokiteśvara Great Compassionate, Great Merciful Saviour from Hardship, the Bodhisattva who Hears the Cries of the World and promises that the devotee will, with pure heart, recite this every morning 1,000 times. The Bodhisattva holds the flask and willow branch, symbols of healing. The printed floral borders reproduce the way in which votive prints were sometimes mounted. Willow branch is a symbol of healing. Mount Sumeru is the centre of the Buddhist universe. The woodblock has been carved with borders that resemble the mounts for a hanging scroll. The pose, gesture and appearance of the deity is comparable to the silk painting of Avalokitesvara (1919,0101,0.14) in the British Museum collection. Published: Stein 1921, vol. II, 1060; Kikutake 1975, fig. 16; Whitfield 1982-5, vol. II, fig. 150; Wu 2005, 28, pl.5; Xie and Xie 2005, 47
Materials:paper, 紙 (Chinese),
Technique:woodblock, 木版 (Chinese),
Subjects:bodhisattva lotus throne willow 菩薩 (Chinese) 蓮花寶座 (Chinese) 柳枝 (Chinese)
Dimensions:Height: 30 centimetres (impression) Width: 9.60 centimetres (Impression)
Description:
Woodblock print, ink on paper. The bodhisattva holds a willow branch in his right hand and a flask of pure water in his left. He stands on a lotus pedestal which rests on a hexagonal Sumeru pedestal
IMG
Comments:Zwalf 1985The caption calls Avalokiteśvara Great Compassionate, Great Merciful Saviour from Hardship, the Bodhisattva who Hears the Cries of the World and promises that the devotee will, with pure heart, recite this every morning 1,000 times. The Bodhisattva holds the flask and willow branch, symbols of healing. The printed floral borders reproduce the way in which votive prints were sometimes mounted. Willow branch is a symbol of healing. Mount Sumeru is the centre of the Buddhist universe. The woodblock has been carved with borders that resemble the mounts for a hanging scroll. The pose, gesture and appearance of the deity is comparable to the silk painting of Avalokitesvara (1919,0101,0.14) in the British Museum collection. Published: Stein 1921, vol. II, 1060; Kikutake 1975, fig. 16; Whitfield 1982-5, vol. II, fig. 150; Wu 2005, 28, pl.5; Xie and Xie 2005, 47
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