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ca. 6th–7th century · Pigments on mud plaster · Asian Art

The seated bodhisattva in this fragment of a wall painting displays the gesture of exposition or teaching with his left hand. While he wears the elaborate jeweled headdress, earrings, and necklaces typical of a bodhisattva, his garments are monastic robes. Their green color is typical of Central Asian painting, while much of the black was not intended but instead is the result of the oxidation of pigments.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 6th–7th century

Medium

Pigments on mud plaster

Culture

China (Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region)

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

From the Collection of A. W. Bahr, Purchase, Fletcher Fund, 1947