TWO - Gallery report Guidelines - Essay Example

The sculpture, which is important and rare, is one of the very few surviving art works which were made at one Emperor Duan Zhengxing’s request. Emperor Duan Zhengxing was the ruler of Dali Kingdom since the year 1147 to 1172. The bodhisattva Guanyin was made specifically on behalf of the two princes to ensure prosperity as well as longevity of the multitudinous sons. Creation of this kind of icon to represent the Ajava, Azuaye Guanyin or the all victorious Avalokitesvara has been shown in the Nanzhao hand scroll illustrated history in the mid 10th century, which gives details of the Buddhism miraculous introduction done by an Indian into Yunnan.

The Indian monk was believed to be the bodhisattva’s incarnation. This sculpture importantly shows strong stylistic connections to Indian and south eastern Asian images but the flavor it retains in its own relative structure, linear style is Chinese (Brooklyn Museum). The art is made of cast bronze and also has traces of gold. It is an Asian art collection made in between 11th and 12th century in Yunnan, China during the Dali kingdom period. It was a gift to the Asian air council, and placed in Brooklyn museum.

Its dimensions are 18 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 3 in. (47.9 x 11.4 x 7.6cm). The stiffened frontal stance, ornate ornaments and the symmetrical robes impart informal, hierarchical sort of impression. However, there is some human tenderness right in the gentle face. The body is youthful, fragile and quite slender (Brooklyn Museum). This Guanyin cast bronze image, also known as God of Mercy, also known in ancient Indian language as Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, happens to be one of a small group of idols worshipped as the Indian monk’s incarnation.

This is the Indian monk who introduced Buddhism in the Dali semi independent kingdom. This place is in south central China. The Bodhisattva is represented standing bare footed. Raised is its right hand in the vitarkamudra while its left hand has been extended in the varadamudra. The art elaborates finely engraved hair style which is held twisted cords or braids which secure the image of Buddha Amitabha right above the crown that rests on the fore head of the figure (Brooklyn Museum). Finely sculpted is the face with a calm quite expression, flattened nose, pursed lips and long undulating eyes.

It has pierced earlobes which have been decorated with some heavy earrings and they extend to the shoulders. Three flesh delicate folds form the neck with a wide surrounding of decorated necklace which is secured at the back with some loosely knotted cord. Right on the upper part of both arms, the figure wears some elaborate arm bands. In the right wrist, the figure also has a string of beads (Brooklyn Museum). Accented with some belt which has been added with eight petaled floral bosses to make it more beautiful is the slender high waist.

The skirt with long pleats has been secured with the elaborate peace of clothe which has been knotted on the hips and at the front and there are stylized folds from the hands to the figure’s ankles. Also descending on the both sides and in between the legs of the figure are vertical pleats. Natha This was the Avalokitesvara art of the Anuradhapura period. This art was created between the 8th and the 9th century. It is basically a solid cast made of bronze Gilt. Natha like Guanyin was very popular but its