Small green-patinated bronze seated bodhisattva on a lotus base, hands raised in teaching gesture, against a red background.

Bodhisattva with Hands in Gesture of Teaching (Vitarkamudra)

A small bronze figure of a seated bodhisattva rests on a tiered lotus base, with dark green patina over the metal. Crowned and adorned with jewelry, the figure raises both hands in front of the chest in the teaching gesture. The plain red background sets off the sculpted silhouette.

Artist: Unknown
Date: 9th/10th century
Medium: Bronze
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 2153 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1000).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Michael Phillips and Juliana Phillips

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