Bodhisattva figure; China, 18th-19th centuries. Carved and polychrome wood with fine gold.

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  Bodhisattva figure; China, 18th-19th centuries. Carved and polychrome wood with fine gold. Measurements: 55 x 30 x 15 cm Sculpture carved in wood and polychrome fixed gold representing the figure of Bodhisattva known in China as a symbol of universal virtue. In Mahayana Buddhism, he is associated with the Buddhist practice of meditation and, together with Sakyamuni Buddha and the bodhisattva Manjusri, he forms the Buddhist Trinity. As a bearer of compassion and help, his representations have become popular objects of devotion ("bakhti"), which, from an artistic point of view, favors the enrichment of the Buddhist pantheon, channeling it through his different representations. His iconography corresponds to that of an asexual and timeless being, of tranquil appearance, adopting postures derived from dance, such as the triple flexion or "tribhanga" characteristic of the first Indian representations. They usually appear richly adorned, in relatively active postures or also enthroned -as in the present case-, and usually dressed as the princes of each school and artistic period, which adds a great documentary value to them. In Buddhist iconography they play a role similar to that of the saints in Christianity, who, like them, will wear the halo of sanctity, in addition to the "usnîsa" between the eyebrows, like the figure of Buddha*, differing from him by a more worldly treatment, reflected in the richness of their clothing and ornaments, and by carrying in their hands attributes that identify him. In the Vajrayâna, his origin is derived from the five Dhyâni Buddhas and represents all the masculine divinities of the Buddhist pantheon.
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