cover image: Bodhisattva White Avalokiteshvara (Amoghapasha Lokeshvara)

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Bodhisattva White Avalokiteshvara (Amoghapasha Lokeshvara)

To 1972 Rossi & Rossi, Ltd., London, to 1972 [1] From 1972 to 1990 Unidentified collector-dealer (died 1990), Italy and London, purchased from Rossi & Rossi, Ltd. in 1972 [2] Around 1990 to 1999 Unidentified collector-dealer, purchased though Rossi & Rossi, Ltd., around 1990 [3] From 1999 to 2000 Rossi & Rossi, Ltd., purchased from the above-mentioned unidentified collector in 1999 [4] From 2000 Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Rossi & Rossi, Ltd. in 2000 Notes: [1] According to Curatorial Note 2, Vidya Dehejia, March 28, 2000, in the object record. [2] In the early 1980s, the unknown collector moved to London, and consigned the object for sale with Michael Godhuis. However, the object remained unsold until after the owner's death in 1990; at which point, Rossi & Rossi, Ltd. was asked to sell the object (see Curatorial Note 2, Vidya Dehejia, March 28, 2000, in the object record). Also, see copy of the Godhuis catalog and other documentation in the object file. [3] See note 1. [4] See note 1. Freer Gallery of Art Collection Body Image (October 14, 2017 - ongoing) Arts of the Indian Subcontinent and the Himalayas (October 16, 2004 to January 3, 2016) Rossi & Rossi, Ltd.
nepal art buddhism buddhists south asians bodhisattva south asian and himalayan art himalayan peoples rossi, fabio avalokiteshvara avalokite?svara (buddhist deity) guanyin malla dynasty (1201-1769)
Collection
Freer Gallery 02: Body Image: Arts of the Indian Subcontinent Google Cultural Institute Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Date published
14th century
Dates
Malla dynasty, early Malla period
Format
Polychromed wood
Pages
H x W x D: 162.5 x 96 x 37 cm (64 x 37 13/16 x 14 9/16 in)
Place Discussed
Nepal
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
Nepal
Reference
F2000.5
Rights
Purchase — funds provided by the Friends of the Freer and Sackler Galleries and Sigrid and Vinton Cerf in honor of Dr. Mary Shepherd Slusser
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/a52d4ae038f8c8eb754889c4a4f90e09

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