Chintamani Lokeshvara

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Chintamani Lokeshvara

Nepal, circa 1500
Sculpture
Wood with paint
52 1/2 x 22 x 9 in (133.35 x 55.88 x 22.86 cm)
Gift of Anna Bing Arnold (M.84.93)
South and Southeast Asian Art
Not currently on public view

Curator Notes

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This adroitly carved sculpture depicting the Buddhist divinity Chintamani Lokeshvara (Wish-Fulfilling Gem Lord of the World) is a Newar form of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara. Embodying wealth, abundance, and fertility, the deity is often paired on Nepalese shrine facades with Mayadevi, the mother of the Buddha Shakyamuni. Chintamani Lokeshvara’s right hand is held in the gesture of ‘gift-giving’ (varada mudra) symbolic of his munificence. He stands gracefully with his legs crossed at the ankles and his left hand reaching up to grasp a garland of gems dangling from one of the two celestial wish-fulfilling trees (kalpa vriksha) that form a canopy over his head. Amidst the luxurious foliage and scrolling vine tendrils are birds and frolicking monkeys. Traces of devotional paint on the figure document its past ritual practice.
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Bibliography

  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Art of Nepal. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; University of California Press, 1985.
  • Pal, Pratapaditya; Dehejia, Vidya; Slusser, Mary Shepherd; Fisher, Robert E.; Brown, Robert L. Arts of Asia 15 (6): 68-125 (November- December 1985).
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Art of Nepal. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; University of California Press, 1985.
  • Pal, Pratapaditya; Dehejia, Vidya; Slusser, Mary Shepherd; Fisher, Robert E.; Brown, Robert L. Arts of Asia 15 (6): 68-125 (November- December 1985).
  • Huntington, John C. and Dina Bangdel.  The Circle of Bliss:  Buddhist Meditational Art.  Columbus:  The Columbus Museum of Art; Chicago:  Serindia Publications, 2003.
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