A bodhisattva

A bodhisattva

anonymous

Details

Dimensions
height 95 cm x width 45 cm x depth 17 cm
Origin
Tianlongshan
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum
Image provider
rijksmuseum
License
Public Domain
Credit
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Art Genome Taxonomy

8 tags

Subject Matter

  • Human Figure Both · 99%

    The catalog classifies the work as a figure, and the image clearly shows a standing human-form body with a torso, arms, hands, and draped legs.

  • Deities and Holy Figures Metadata · 99%

    The catalog title identifies the depicted figure as a bodhisattva, a Buddhist holy figure.

Visual Qualities

  • Curvilinear Forms Visual · 94%

    Sweeping curved bands organize the robe edges, shoulder drapery, waist folds, and overlapping garment panels.

Medium and Techniques

  • Sculpture Metadata · 99%

    The Rijksmuseum catalog classifies the work as sculpture.

  • Relief Visual · 84%

    The figure appears to project from a comparatively shallow supporting mass rather than being fully detached, consistent with a relief-like sculptural format.

Time Periods

  • 500 - 1000 CE Art Metadata · 99%

    The catalog dates the sculpture to 618–906, within the 500–1000 CE period.

Materials

  • Stone Visual · 78%

    The object has a pale, granular, mineral-looking surface and the appearance of a carved stone fragment, although the catalog does not specify its material.

Cultural and Religious Styles

Source & rights

anonymous. A bodhisattva. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.