ID: 700008398 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008398	Record Type: Movable Work

The Bodhisattva Manjushri (casting (object genre); unknown Indian sculptor, twelfth century; twelfth century; Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Los Angeles, Los Angeles c...; M.75.4.9)

Note: Cast figure of the bohisattva of wisdom represented as a princely figure seated in a posture of regal grace seated on a lotus base. The figure holds a blue lotus stalk that supports a book, an attribute of the bodhisattva.

Titles:

The Bodhisattva Manjushri (preferred,C,U,RP,undetermined,U,U)

The Bodhisattva Manjusri (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

casting (object genre) [300014622] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Object Genres (hierarchy name), object genres (object classifications), <object genres by material or technique>)

Classifications:

sculptures (preferred)

Creation Date: twelfth century

Creator Display:

unknown Indian sculptor, twelfth century [preferred,VP]

sculptor unknown Indian (Indian cultural designation) Extent: execution [500125241]

Locations:

Creation: Bihār [1001842] India (nation), Asia (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Current: Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500217563] Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: M.75.4.9

Display Materials: Gilt copper alloy

	gilding (technique) [300053789]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <additive and joining processes and techniques>, <surface covering processes and techniques>, metallizing)

	copper alloy [300010942]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, nonferrous metal, <copper and copper alloy>)

Dimensions: 3 7/8 inches (9.8 cm)

General Subject:

religion and mythology (preferred)

human figures

Specific Subjects:

	Bodhisattva Manjushri [901000407]
	.....((Buddhist characters, Buddhist iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	lotus (plant, general) [300375570]
	.....(Agents Facet, Living Organisms (hierarchy name), living organisms (entities), Eukaryota (domain), Plantae (kingdom), Angiospermae (division)) (AAT)

	lotus (motif) [300165258]
	.....(Physical Attributes Facet, Design Elements (hierarchy name), design elements (attributes), motifs, plant-derived motifs) (AAT)

Provenance: From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase.

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: carvings and sculptures

Sources and Contributors:
The Bodhisattva Manjushri	........ [VP]
	........ Los Angeles County Museum of Art online (2002)
The Bodhisattva Manjusri	........ [VP]
	........ Pal, Indian Sculpture (1986-1988)

Subject: ....... [VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Pal, Indian Sculpture (1986-1988)