id: 146799 accession number: 1972.220 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1972.220 updated: 2023-08-23 22:23:44.727000 Figure of a Maitreya on a Tiered Pedestal, c. 1200. Nepal, late 12th-early 13th century. Gilded wood with polychrome; overall: 21.3 x 14.6 cm (8 3/8 x 5 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George P. Bickford 1972.220 title: Figure of a Maitreya on a Tiered Pedestal title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1200 creation date earliest: 1190 creation date latest: 1210 current location: 237 Himalayan creditline: Gift of George P. Bickford copyright: --- culture: Nepal, late 12th-early 13th century technique: gilded wood with polychrome department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art collection: Nepalese Art type: Sculpture find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 21.3 x 14.6 cm (8 3/8 x 5 3/4 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Year in Review: 1972 opening date: 1973-02-27T05:00:00 Year in Review: 1972. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 27-March 18, 1973). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: The pendant legs of this image indicate that he is the next historical figure to achieve enlightenment and spread Buddhist teachings in a future time when the current historical Buddha's teachings will have been forgotten. Nepalese artists were famous for their skill in woodcarving. Since wood is scarce in Tibet, Nepalese woodworkers were invited to import materials and work in wealthy Tibetan monasteries and palaces and were important transmitters of styles and iconographies. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1972.220/1972.220_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1972.220/1972.220_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1972.220/1972.220_full.tif