id: 134346 accession number: 1956.8 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1956.8 updated: 2020-11-04 20:44:14.815000 Bodhisattva of Wisdom (Manjushri),, 1400s. Nepal, 15th century. Gilded copper; overall: 42.4 x 16.5 cm (16 11/16 x 6 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1956.8 title: Bodhisattva of Wisdom (Manjushri), title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1400s creation date earliest: 1400 creation date latest: 1499 current location: 237 Himalayan creditline: The Norweb Collection copyright: --- culture: Nepal, 15th century technique: gilded copper department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art collection: Nepalese Art type: Sculpture find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 42.4 x 16.5 cm (16 11/16 x 6 1/2 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: The youthful, princely form of Manjushri can be identified by the horizontal book on the lotus over his left shoulder. The book refers to the Buddhist teachings of ultimate knowledge (Prajnaparamita), and this bodhisattva is the male embodiment of the wisdom gained from understanding them. Manjushri is of special importance for Buddhists of Nepal, called Newari, who credit him with draining the water from Kathmandu Valley. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 757 url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n136 The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. page number: Reproduced: p. 234 url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n258 The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. page number: Reproduced: p. 234 url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n258 The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. page number: Reproduced: p. 297 url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n317 --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1956.8/1956.8_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1956.8/1956.8_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1956.8/1956.8_full.tif