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accession number:	1952.90
share license status:	CC0
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Bodhisattva, c. 1200–1250. Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333). Lacquered wood with color, gilt copper and cut-gold (kirikane); with base: 76.2 cm (30 in.); without base: 55.9 cm (22 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1952.90

title:				Bodhisattva
title in original language:	観音菩薩像
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creation date:			c. 1200–1250
creation date earliest:		1200
creation date latest:		1250
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333)
technique:	lacquered wood with color, gilt copper and cut-gold (kirikane)
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	Japanese Art
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: with base: 76.2 cm (30 in.); without base: 55.9 cm (22 in.)
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	T. Hara, Yokohama, Japan
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	(Hollis & Company)
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wall description:
This sculpture represents one of two bodhisattvas who flank the Buddha Amida, the Buddha of Infinite Life and Light. He has one foot in front of the other and his right leg bent at the knee to show that he is in motion; his torso also sways. He accompanies Amida as he descends to collect a dying person who has asked to be born after death into Amida’s Pure Land, a place conducive to progressing along the path to enlightenment.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 907
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n160

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 275
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n299

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 275
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n299

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 371
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n391

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