Bodhisattva Manjushri: Lord of Wisdom
Unknown Artist
1000s-1100s
Medium
Bronze with gilding and inlay of semiprecious stones
Dimensions
h. 31.2 cm · part 1: 6.5 × 15.5 × 11.9 cm
Classification
Sculpture
Department
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund
Accession Number
1960.285
About this artwork
The Bodhisattva of Wisdom can be identified by the lion mount, the horizontal palm-leaf manuscript on the lotus above his left shoulder, and the stupa above his head. His seat and footrests are lotus flowers, indicating transcendence of the ordinary world.