Cleveland Museum of Art
Manjusri Riding on a Lion
- Date
- 900s
- Medium
- bronze
- Culture
- China, Liao dynasty (916-1125)
- Department
- Chinese Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
The Bodhisattva of Wisdom, Manjusri, is seated on a lotus pedestal atop his vehicle, the lion. A bearded attendant stands beside the lion. At one time, something was threaded through the harness of the lion and the hands of the attendant.
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