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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1963.5
People
Attributed to Zanabazar, Mongolian (1635 - 1723)
Title
Standing Bodhisattva Maitreya
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture, figurine
Date
second half 17th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Mongolia
Culture
Mongolian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/303393

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gilt bronze with blue pigment in the hair and traces of other pigments in the eyes and mouth
Dimensions
H. 62.4 x W. 21.5 x D. 19.4 cm (24 9/16 x 8 7/16 x 7 5/8 in.)
Weight 28 lb.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
John West (by 1963), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1963.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of John West
Accession Year
1963
Object Number
1963.5
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Pratapaditya Pal, The Art of Tibet, exh. cat., Asia Society Museum (New York, 1969), pp.145-146, no. 47
  • Susan L. Huntington and John C. Huntington, Leaves from the Bodhi Tree: The Art of Pala India (8th-12th centuries) and its International Legacy, exh. cat., Dayton Art Institute (Dayton, Ohio, 1989), pp. 390-391, no. 158
  • Marilyn M. Rhie and Robert A. F. Thurman, Wisdom and Compassion: The Sacred Art of Tibet, exh. cat., Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (New York, 1991), p. 141, no. 32
  • Terese Tse Bartholomew, "An Introduction to the Art of Mongolia", Mongolia: The Legacy of Chinggis Khan, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco (San Francisco, 1995), pp. 76-87, p. 79, fig. 4
  • James Cuno, Alvin L. Clark, Jr., Ivan Gaskell, and William W. Robinson, Harvard's Art Museums: 100 Years of Collecting, ed. James Cuno, Harvard University Art Museums and Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (Cambridge, MA, 1996), pp. 86-87, illustrated
  • Masterpieces of world art : Fogg Art Museum, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Busch-Reisinger Museum, 1997
  • Stephan Wolohojian and Alvin L. Clark, Jr., Harvard Art Museum/ Handbook, ed. Stephan Wolohojian, Harvard Art Museum (Cambridge, 2008), p. 103
  • Francesca Herndon-Consagra, Reflections of the Buddha, exh. cat., Pulitzer Arts Foundation (St. Louis, MO, 2011-2012), p. 26 (installation image); pp. 30-31 (installation images, details); p. 43, no. 16
  • Karl Debreczeny, ed., Faith and Empire: Art and Politics in Tibetan Buddhism, exh. cat., Rubin Museum of Art (New York, 2019), pp. 46-47, fig. 1.19; pp. 218-219, fig. 10.3
  • Karl Debreczeny and Elena Pakhoutova, ed., Himalayan Art in 108 Objects, exh. cat., Rubin Museum of Art (New York, 2023), no. 75, pp. 324-327
  • Kurt Behrendt, Mandalas: Mapping the Buddhist Art of Tibet, exh. cat., The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, 2024), pp. 135, 228, cat. 28

Exhibition History

  • Reflections of the Buddha, Pulitzer Arts Foundation, St. Louis, 09/09/2011 - 03/10/2012
  • 32Q: 2740 Buddhist II, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/11/2014 - 05/21/2015
  • Faith and Empire: Art and Politics in Tibetan Buddhism, Rubin Museum of Art, New York, 02/01/2019 - 07/15/2019
  • Mandalas: Unlocking the Himalayan Artistic Tradition, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 09/16/2024 - 01/12/2025

Subjects and Contexts

  • Collection Highlights

Verification Level

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