北宋 彩繪木雕文殊菩薩像（地黃木胎）|Bodhisattva Manjushri (Wenshu)

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late 10th–early 12th century · Wood (foxglove) with traces of pigment; single woodblock construction · Asian Art

The scroll held in the bodhisattva’s left hand identifies the figure as Manjushri, the personification of spiritual wisdom, who is generally shown holding such a text in the form of either a Chinese-style handscroll or an Indian-style palm-leaf manuscript.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 10th–early 12th century

Medium

Wood (foxglove) with traces of pigment; single woodblock construction

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, 1942