The Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, 1403-1424, 10 1/8 x 6 1/2 x 6 3/8 in. ( x x cm), Gilt bronze, China, 15th century, A bodhisattva is a deity who has attained the highest level of enlightenment but delays entering paradise to aid earthly beings. This sculpture depicts Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of infinite compassion. His right hand is in the gift-giving gesture, or mudra, and the left is in the teaching mudra. Each hand holds a curving lotus stalk, whose blooms symbolize purity and frame the regally attired gilt deity.

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