A bronze figure inlaid with silver and copper, 7th century, from the Swat Valley of Pakistan, showing Avalokiteshvara in his Padmapani, lotus-bearing, form. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 1974.273, Harris Brisbane Dick and Fletcher Funds, 1974, a Met highlight object.
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Origins
Date of Creation RegionSwat Valley (Gandharan cultural sphere) 1 Subject Matter
Depicted SubjectAvalokiteshvara Padmapani, the bodhisattva of compassion, shown holding a lotus 1 Medium (class) Custody
Current LocationThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 1 Current CustodianThe Metropolitan Museum of Art 1 Custody HistoryHarris Brisbane Dick and Fletcher Funds, 1974 1 Attributions
TraditionBuddhism (Mahayana bodhisattva devotion) 1 Physical Form
MediumBronze inlaid with silver and copper 1 DimensionsH. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); W. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm); D. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm) 1 Rights and Reproduction
Reproduction and CopyrightThe Metropolitan Museum of Art has designated this work as being in the public domain and makes it available through its Open Access policy; no permission is required for reproduction. 1 Connections
Associated With
This source names Avalokiteshvara directly: "the Swat Valley of Pakistan, showing Avalokiteshvara in his Padmapani, lotus-bearing, form."
Source Avalokiteshvara Padmapani, accession 1974.273 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
This source names Pakistan directly: "7th century, from the Swat Valley of Pakistan, showing Avalokiteshvara in his Padmapani, lotus-bearing, form."
Source Avalokiteshvara Padmapani, accession 1974.273 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Belongs to Tradition
Source Avalokiteshvara Padmapani, accession 1974.273 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Depicts
The Met's own collection API title and its own subject tags both name Avalokiteshvara directly as this bronze figure's subject, in his Padmapani form, the epithet corroborated by the canonical dharani mantra the Wikipedia record quotes. Written to the character register (1760), distinct from the deity register (3024), which already carries a depicts edge to a different work.
Source Avalokiteshvara Padmapani, accession 1974.273 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Additional Source Avalokitesvara (Wikipedia)
Originated In
Source The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Avalokiteshvara Padmapani
Sources
1. Avalokiteshvara Padmapani, accession 1974.273 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Metropolitan Museum of Art- accession 1974.273
catalogue record, medium/object-type description
A bronze figure inlaid with silver and copper, 7th century, from the Swat Valley of Pakistan, showing Avalokiteshvara in his Padmapani, lotus-bearing, form.
View the Source The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Avalokiteshvara Padmapani
The Metropolitan Museum of ArtOriginated In: Pakistan, Collection record (open API), culture fieldQuote, Originated In: Pakistan, Collection record (open API), culture field
"culture": "Pakistan (Swat Valley)"
Avalokitesvara (Wikipedia)
WikipediaDepicts: AvalokiteshvaraQuote, Depicts: Avalokiteshvara
Padmapani sara sara ehy ehi bhagavann aryavalokitesvara arolik.
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