Harvard Art Museums > 2010.461: Buddhist Votive Plaque with Three Seated Bodhisattvas Plaques Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Buddhist Votive Plaque with Three Seated Bodhisattvas , 2010.461,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 22, 2025, https://hvrd.art/o/315460. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2010.461 Title Buddhist Votive Plaque with Three Seated Bodhisattvas Classification Plaques Work Type plaque Date perhaps 18th-19th century Places Creation Place: South Asia, Tibet Culture Tibetan Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/315460 Physical Descriptions Medium Molded buff earthenware Dimensions H. 7.1 x W. 6.2 x D. 1.2 cm (2 13/16 x 2 7/16 x 1/2 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Edmund Lin (1928-2006; Professor, Harvard Medical School), Boston; by bequest to the Harvard Art Museum Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Edmund Chi Chien Lin Accession Year 2010 Object Number 2010.461 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description This small votive plaque has a flat bottom, nearly vertical sides, and a scalloped top in the form of an ogival arch. This Buddhist plaque features three bodhisattvas, each molded in low relief and each seated on a lotus base and before a mandorla. Two bodhisattvas appear side side-by-side in the lower half of the plaque; a single bodhisattva sits in the narrower, upper half of the plaque. Scrolling clouds (or possibly scrolling foliage) fill the interstices of the design. The back and sides of the plaque are undecorated. It is possible that the plaque--or at least its front face--originally might have been painted; if so, all traces of pigment have vanished. The surfaces of this plaque are a bit indistinct, either through wear or, more likely, through its creation with an old, well-used, and much-worn mold. Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
