id:			136420
accession number:	1960.285
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url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1960.285
updated:		2023-08-25 11:18:40.071000

Bodhisattva  Manjushri: Lord of Wisdom, 1000s-1100s. East India, Bengal. Bronze with gilding and inlay of semiprecious stones; overall: 31.2 cm (12 5/16 in.); part 1: 6.5 x 15.5 x 11.9 cm (2 9/16 x 6 1/8 x 4 11/16 in.); part 2: 41.9 x 15.2 cm (16 1/2 x 6 in.); part 3: 16.5 x 8.5 cm (6 1/2 x 3 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1960.285

title:				Bodhisattva  Manjushri: Lord of Wisdom
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series:				
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creation date:			1000s-1100s
creation date earliest:		1000
creation date latest:		1199
current location:		
creditline:			Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	East India, Bengal
technique:	Bronze with gilding and inlay of semiprecious stones
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Sculpture
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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 31.2 cm (12 5/16 in.); Part 1: 6.5 x 15.5 x 11.9 cm (2 9/16 x 6 1/8 x 4 11/16 in.); Part 2: 41.9 x 15.2 cm (16 1/2 x 6 in.); Part 3: 16.5 x 8.5 cm (6 1/2 x 3 3/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review (1961)
	opening date:   1961-11-01T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review (1961)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 1-26, 1961).

	title:		Master Bronzes of India
	opening date:   1965-09-03T04:00:00
	<i>Master Bronzes of India</i>. The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (September 3-October 10, 1965); William Rockhill Nelson Gallery, Kansas City, MO (October 21-December 19, 1965); The Cleveland Museum of Art (January 19-February 27, 1966); The Asia Society Museum, New York, NY (October 12-December 11, 1966).

	title:		Indian Buddhist Sculpture
	opening date:   1968-02-27T05:00:00
	<i>Indian Buddhist Sculpture</i>. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY (organizer) (February 27-March 21, 1968).

	title:		Stories From Storage
	opening date:   2021-02-07T05:00:00
	<i>Stories From Storage</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(William H. Wolff [1906-1991], New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?-1960
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1960-
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fun fact:
His hand gestures show that he teaches the wisdom that leads to enlightenment.

digital description:
The Bodhisattva of Wisdom can be identified by the lion mount, the horizontal palm-leaf manuscript on the lotus above his left shoulder, and the stupa above his head. His seat and footrests are lotus flowers, indicating transcendence of the ordinary world.

wall description:

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	“Annual Report for 1960.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>, vol. 48, no. 6, 1961, pp. 107–147.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 122
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25142457

	<em>Master Bronzes of India: The Art Institute of Chicago ... [et al]</em>. Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1965.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 10
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	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. 232
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n256

	Marcus, Margaret F. “Sculptures from Bihar and Bengal.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>, vol. 54, no. 8, 1967, pp. 240–262.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 250, fig. 9
	url:		www.jstor.org/stable/25152173

	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. 232
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n256

	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. 295
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n315

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