1963.3: The Bodhisattva Simhanâda ("One Who Roars Like a Lion") Seated on a Lion
Sculpture
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1963.3
- Title
- The Bodhisattva Simhanâda ("One Who Roars Like a Lion") Seated on a Lion
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Work Type
- sculpture, figurine
- Date
- Ch'ing dynasty, 18th century
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, China
- Period
- Qing dynasty, 1644-1911
- Culture
- Chinese
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/202991
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Gilt bronze with blue and orange pigments highlighting the deity's hair and the lion's mane respectively
- Dimensions
- 18.4 cm (7 1/4 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of John West
- Accession Year
- 1963
- Object Number
- 1963.3
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Publication History
- W. Chie Ishibashi, "East Asian Buddhist Bronzes: A Comparative Analytical Study and a Preliminary Report" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, August 1977), Unpublished, passim
Verification Level
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