Figure of Bodhisattva

Silk painting showing seated figure of Bodhisattva with proper right hand holding a raised sword and proper left holding a vajra. He sits in padmasana on a lotus throne with Dhyani-Buddha Amitabh represented on the crest. The body is painted in while and the figure is bejewelled in ornaments and elaborate garments.

Kind

artefact

Date

600–999 CE