id: 137057 accession number: 1961.48 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1961.48 updated: 2019-04-18 10:53:19.967000 Nikko, the Sun Bodhisattva, c. 800s. Japan, Heian Period (794-1185). Wood, carved from one block of Japanese yew; overall: 46.7 cm (18 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1961.48 title: Nikko, the Sun Bodhisattva title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 800s creation date earliest: 800 creation date latest: 899 current location: creditline: John L. Severance Fund copyright: --- culture: Japan, Heian Period (794-1185) technique: wood, carved from one block of Japanese yew department: Japanese Art collection: Japanese Art type: Sculpture find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 46.7 cm (18 3/8 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Year in Review (1961) opening date: 1961-11-01T04:00:00 Year in Review (1961). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 1-26, 1961). title: Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture opening date: 1975-09-24T04:00:00 Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture. The Cleveland Museum of Art (September 24-November 16, 1975). title: The Twain Shall Meet opening date: 1985-10-30T04:00:00 The Twain Shall Meet. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 30, 1985-January 5, 1986). title: Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum opening date: 1991-06-07T04:00:00 Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (co-organizer) (June 7-September 8, 1991). title: Honoring Sherman Lee opening date: 2009-06-28T00:00:00 Honoring Sherman Lee. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (June 28-August 30, 2009). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * Asia House Gallery, New York, 1968: Japanese Arts of the Heian Period: 794-1185.
Cleveland Museum of Art, 1975: Traditions and Revisions.
Japan House Gallery, 1981: One Thousand Years of Japanese Art (650-1650) from The Cleveland Museum of Art.
Cleveland Museum of Art, 1986: The Twain Shall Meet.
Cleveland Museum of Art, 1991: Object Lessons.

The Cleveland Museum of Art (06/28/2009 - 08/30/2009): "Streams and Mountains Without End: Asian Art and the Legacy of Sherman E. Lee at the Cleveland Museum of Art" --- PROVENANCE [Inosuke Setsu] date: footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: With its enigmatic gaze Nikko, the Sun Bodhisattva, seems to radiate compassion. The flowing robes and curving posture might have been influenced by Chinese Buddhist sculpture; however, the interplay of the wood grain in this single block of yew, with the artist's subtle carving, is a Japanese innovation. Originally paired with the Moon Bodhisattva, this figure likely flanked a sculpture of Yakushi Nyorai, the Healing Buddha. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS 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. 274 url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966#page=298 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. 274 url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969#page=298 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. 369 url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978#page=389 Neils, Jenifer. “The Twain Shall Meet.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, vol. 72, no. 6, 1985, pp. 326–359. page number: Reproduced: p. 343, fig. 33 url: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25159914 --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1961.48/1961.48_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1961.48/1961.48_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1961.48/1961.48_full.tif