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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1963.3
Title
The Bodhisattva Simhanâda ("One Who Roars Like a Lion") Seated on a Lion
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
figurine, sculpture
Date
Ch'ing dynasty, 18th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Qing dynasty, 1644-1911
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/202991

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gilt bronze with blue and orange pigments highlighting the deity's hair and the lion's mane respectively
Dimensions
18.4 cm (7 1/4 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of John West
Accession Year
1963
Object Number
1963.3
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • W. Chie Ishibashi, "East Asian Buddhist Bronzes: A Comparative Analytical Study and a Preliminary Report" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, August 1977), Unpublished, passim

Verification Level

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