M0004656A: Bronze figure of Padmapani

Date:
19 May 1936
Reference:
WT/D/1/20/1/37/60
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M0004656A: Bronze figure of Padmapani. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

A reproduction of a photograph of a bronze figure of Padmapani, an avatar of the the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, the earthly manifestation of the self-born eternal Buddha Amitabha. Padmapani was seen as the embodiment of Buddhist compassion and is known as the lotus bearer. A lotus stem can be seen held in his hand.

Publication/Creation

19 May 1936

Physical description

1 photograph sheet film negative; 10 x 12.5cm; photographic print; 8.5 x 11.5cm

Notes

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2021.

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