Name
Unknown (Artist)
Title
Vairocana Adibuddha
Accession Number
C00.1603.020
Format
objects; sculpture (visual works); metalwork (visual works)
Culture
Tibetan (culture or style)
Genre
Figures (representations); Religious art
Origin Information
Tibet
Date
18th century
Physical Description
1 statuette ; figure: H. 15 x W. 10 1/2 x D. 7 3/8 in. (38.1 x 26.6 x 19 cm)
Note (Medium/support)
Bronze with traces of gilding and blue paint
Note (Ownership)
Gift of J. G. Phelps Stokes
Note
This Bodhisattva is considered to be the symbol of the primoridal energy from which all life has come, with four faces looking out into all space and time, and a wheel of endless cycles resting upon the hands positioned in the dhyana mudra. The figure wears a jewel-encrusted crown, necklaces, and bracelets.
Library Location
Art Properties, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Catalog Record
13753040
Also In
Art Properties -- Columbia’s Art Collection Online
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-kdka-hb47