唐 鎏金青銅獅子|Lion

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8th century · Bronze with traces of gilding · Asian Art

This regal lion, who steps on lotus blossoms atop an altar table, may have served as the mount for a figure of the bodhisattva Manjushri, the Buddhist embodiment of transcendent wisdom.

Artist

Unknown

Date

8th century

Medium

Bronze with traces of gilding

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, 1942