Flanges with standing Bodhisattvas from a small Shrine
Place of ManufactureAsia
MediumMaterial: wood; gold
DimensionsOverall (Measurements are the same for each panel): 53.3 x 23 x 6 cm
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ART
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Sheridan-Rice
Object number1982.019.001 a,b
DescriptionThese panels are said to have come from the 1904 British expedition led by Younghusband, when several hundred Tibetans were brutally massacred by the expeditionary troops. The panels are in heavy relief and show a warrior on a leogryph (sardula) towering over an elephant on a lotus flower. The elephant is the support of the world and serves as a symbol of the earth.
The leogryph symbolizes the solar power of manifestation. Next to the leogryphs are large figures of bejewelled bodhisattvas.
Status
Not on view
1903
1875 - 1900
Unknown Artist
Unknown Artist