Bodhisattva, probably Padmapani Lokeshvara

Bodhisattva, probably Padmapani Lokeshvara

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This bodhisattva, richly bejeweled and crowned, holds a flywhisk in his raised hand, indicating that he was designed to attend an image of the Buddha. Stylistically, this work belongs to the transitional post-Licchavi period, when eastern Indian Pala influences are evident in the greater adornment and elaboration of detail.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bodhisattva, probably Padmapani LokeshvaraBodhisattva, probably Padmapani LokeshvaraBodhisattva, probably Padmapani LokeshvaraBodhisattva, probably Padmapani LokeshvaraBodhisattva, probably Padmapani Lokeshvara

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