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Standing Avalokitesvara
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About this work
This 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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineStanding Avalokitesvara (금동 관음보살 입상 [金銅觀音菩薩立像]), 700s. Korea, Unified Silla period (668–935). Gilt-bronze; overall: 18.5 x 6.5 x 4.5 cm (7 5/16 x 2 9/16 x 1 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1998.80
