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Description | Introduction from the official Freer website: BODHISATTVA WHITE AVALOKITESHVARA (AMOGHAPASHA LOKESHVARA). 14th century, Malla dynasty, Early Malla period, Nepal. Polychromed woodH: 162.5 W: 96.0 D: 37.0 cm. Purchase - Friends of the Freer and Sackler Galleries and Sigrid and Vinton Cerf, F2000.5 Standing poised in the elegant tribhanga (triple-bent) pose, White Avalokiteshvara (literally, The Lord Who Looks down from on High) is a popular guardian deity of the Kathmandu Valley of the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal, and pious Buddhists perform a special puja (ritual worship) to him each month. The beauty of the oval face, the sinuous lines of the torso, and the deft addition of paint make a significant statement about the achievement of Himalayan art. The image, which would have been honored within the shrine of a Buddhist monastery, is in exceptional condition considering that as a consecrated figure (X-rays reveal the insertion of a variety of metal objects and prayers that empower it), it frequently received ritual baths. Carved from a single large piece of wood, the image testifies to Nepalese skill in woodcarving. The wood is from the shal tree (shorea robusta), a tropical hardwood highly resistant to decay and insect damage, and therefore favored by sculptors. Artists covered the figure with a smooth layer of gesso (a fine, white plaster) and painted it in a variety of colors and patterns. Missing today is the inlay of precious stones, a Himalayan specialty, as well as two of the eight additional arms. Freer Gallery of Art. Washington, DC. |
Date | 16 December 2007, 15:19 |
Source | nepal - white avalokiteshvara
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Author | Shaun Che from Oregon, US |
Camera location |
38° 53′ 17.94″ N, 77° 1′ 39.23″ W |
This and other images at their locations on: Google Maps - Google Earth - OpenStreetMap | ( Info)38.888318;-77.027565 |
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Metadata
Camera manufacturer | Canon |
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Camera model | Canon DIGITAL IXUS 400 |
Exposure time | 2/5 sec (0.4) |
F-number | f/2.8 |
Date and time of data generation | 15:19, 16 December 2007 |
Lens focal length | 7.40625 mm |
Horizontal resolution | 72 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 72 dpi |
Software used | QuickTime 7.3.1 |
File change date and time | 18:32, 6 January 2008 |
Y and C positioning | Centered |
Exif version | 2.2 |
Date and time of digitizing | 15:19, 16 December 2007 |
Meaning of each component |
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Shutter speed | 1.3125 |
APEX aperture | 2.96875 |
Exposure bias | -0.6666667 |
Maximum land aperture | 2.96875 APEX (f/2.8) |
Metering mode | Spot |
Flash | Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression |
Supported Flashpix version | 0,100 |
Colour space | sRGB |
Sensing method | One-chip colour area sensor |
JPEG file comment | AppleMark |
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