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Faded painted fragment of a bodhisattva with a pale face, dark robes, red drapery, and a greenish halo on a weathered ground.

Bodhisattva

A fragmentary painted figure of a bodhisattva with a pale face, downcast eyes, and elaborate jeweled ornaments, set against a greenish halo. Dark flowing robes and red and green draperies are rendered in ink and muted colors on a weathered, cracked ground.

Artist
Unknown
Date
Song dynasty (960-1278)
Medium
Ink and colors on primed mud-wall construction
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2510 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1278).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Kate S. Buckingham Fund

Español: Bodisatva, fragmento de mural de la dinastía Song

Fragmento pintado de una figura de bodisatva con rostro pálido, ojos bajos y ornamentos de joyería elaborados, frente a un halo verdoso. Túnicas oscuras y fluidas y draperías rojas y verdes aparecen en tinta y colores apagados sobre un fondo desgastado y agrietado.

Português: Bodisatva, fragmento de mural da dinastia Song

Fragmento pintado de uma figura de bodisatva com rosto pálido, olhos baixos e ornamentos de joias elaborados, diante de um halo esverdeado. Vestes escuras e fluidas e panos vermelhos e verdes aparecem em tinta e cores desbotadas sobre um fundo desgastado e rachado.

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