元代至元十九年(1282年)木雕彩绘观音菩萨立像(纽约大都会博物馆)

尺寸:高约99.7cm
年代:元代至元十九年(1282年))
质地:木雕(柳木胎)
风格:中原
来源:纽约大都会博物馆
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像背后开槽记铭并嵌铜镜一枚:大元国至元十九年四月庚寅朔廿日(公元1282年5月28日)高99.7cm. 原出处不详, Ralph M. Chait艺廊出售,1934年美国纽约大都会艺术博物馆通过Joseph Pulitzer遗赠基金购藏。 ​

A removable panel in the back of this image gives access to a hollow interior that would have been filled with offerings at the time of the piece’s consecration. The interior surface of the panel bears a date (1282) and a small bronze mirror that functioned as a protective talisman.

The bodhisattva has a rounded physique and stands in a slightly twisting pose, which creates a sense of depth. Both conventions attest to the introduction of Indo-Himalayan sculptural traditions in China in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, when the Mongols controlled both China and parts of Tibet. The elaborate coiffure also derives from these traditions.