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Standing figure of Bodhisattva
From the collection of National Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler). Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Charles Lang Freer purchased this figure of a bodhisattva, or enlightened being, in 1917. It exemplifies some of the mistakes collectors made trying to date Buddhist sculpture in an era of little comparative material outside of China.
National Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler)’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineStanding figure of Bodhisattva. 8th-9th century. National Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler), Gift of Charles Lang Freer. CC0.
