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Bodhisattva
From the collection of National Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler). Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Recent scholarship associates this sculpture of a bodhisattva (enlightened being) with Kaikei (fl. 1180-1220), a master sculptor who contributed to the revival of Buddhist sculpture in the Kamakura period (1185-1333). Proportion and balance in the figure, realistic yet sensitive modeling of the facial features, and graceful, regular arrangement of the garment folds are marks of Kaikei's style.
National Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler)’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineBodhisattva. early 13th century. Kaikei (active ca. 1185-1220). National Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler), Gift of Charles Lang Freer. CC0.
