Avalokiteshvara, bodhisattva of compassion, 19th century ::

Details

Other Title: Figure of Avalokiteshvera
Place where the work was made: Tibet
Date: 19th century
Media category: Sculpture
Materials used: bronze, gold leaf, traces of pigment
Dimensions: 36.0 x 16.7 x 10.0 cm
Signature & date: Not signed.
Credit: Gift of the Art Gallery Society of New South Wales 1964
Location: Not on display
Accession number: EV1.1964
Copyright: Reproduction requests
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Places

Where the work was made

Tibet

Exhibition history

Shown in 6 exhibitions

10 Centuries of Eastern Sculpture (1964), Newman's Gallery, , 24 Mar 1964 -
A survey of Indian art (1967), Fisher Library, University of Sydney, Sydney, 06 Sep 1967–23 Sep 1967
Collection display, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 14 Jul 1978 -
Buddhist Art from the Collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 06 May 1995–10 Sep 1995
Conversations through the Asian collections, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 25 Oct 2014–13 Mar 2016
Walking with gods, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 01 Jun 2019–05 Jan 2020

Bibliography

Referenced in 2 publications

Newman's Gallery (Editor), 10 centuries of eastern sculpture, Sydney, Mar 1964. lot 62.
Editor Unknown, The Sydney Morning Herald, 'Goddess with 11 heads', Sydney, 04 Jun 1964, (illus.).

Provenance

Newman's Gallery, 24 Mar 1964-14 Apr 1964, Sydney/New South Wales/Australia, purchased by the Art Gallery Society of New South Wales. Donated to the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1964.