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<em>Gilt Figure of Marichi</em>, 18th century. Bronze with traces of gilding, 36 × 37 × 22 in. (91.4 × 94 × 55.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Robert B. Woodward and Carll H. de Silver, 10.221. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 10.221_detail01_PS11.jpg)
Gilt Figure of Marichi, 18th century. Bronze with traces of gilding, 36 × 37 × 22 in. (91.4 × 94 × 55.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Robert B. Woodward and Carll H. de Silver, 10.221. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 10.221_detail01_PS11.jpg)
<em>Gilt Figure of Marichi</em>, 18th century. Bronze with traces of gilding, 36 × 37 × 22 in. (91.4 × 94 × 55.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Robert B. Woodward and Carll H. de Silver, 10.221. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 10.221_detail01_PS11.jpg)

Gilt Figure of Marichi, 18th century. Bronze with traces of gilding, 36 × 37 × 22 in. (91.4 × 94 × 55.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Robert B. Woodward and Carll H. de Silver, 10.221. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 10.221_detail01_PS11.jpg)

<em>Gilt Figure of Marichi</em>, 18th century. Bronze with traces of gilding, 36 × 37 × 22 in. (91.4 × 94 × 55.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Robert B. Woodward and Carll H. de Silver, 10.221. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 10.221_detail02_PS11.jpg)

Gilt Figure of Marichi, 18th century. Bronze with traces of gilding, 36 × 37 × 22 in. (91.4 × 94 × 55.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Robert B. Woodward and Carll H. de Silver, 10.221. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 10.221_detail02_PS11.jpg)

<em>Gilt Figure of Marichi</em>, 18th century. Bronze with traces of gilding, 36 × 37 × 22 in. (91.4 × 94 × 55.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Robert B. Woodward and Carll H. de Silver, 10.221. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 10.221_detail03_PS11.jpg)

Gilt Figure of Marichi, 18th century. Bronze with traces of gilding, 36 × 37 × 22 in. (91.4 × 94 × 55.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Robert B. Woodward and Carll H. de Silver, 10.221. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 10.221_detail03_PS11.jpg)

<em>Gilt Figure of Marichi</em>, 18th century. Bronze with traces of gilding, 36 × 37 × 22 in. (91.4 × 94 × 55.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Robert B. Woodward and Carll H. de Silver, 10.221. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 10.221_detail04_PS11.jpg)

Gilt Figure of Marichi, 18th century. Bronze with traces of gilding, 36 × 37 × 22 in. (91.4 × 94 × 55.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Robert B. Woodward and Carll H. de Silver, 10.221. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 10.221_detail04_PS11.jpg)

<em>Gilt Figure of Marichi</em>, 18th century. Bronze with traces of gilding, 36 × 37 × 22 in. (91.4 × 94 × 55.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Robert B. Woodward and Carll H. de Silver, 10.221. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 10.221_detail05_PS11.jpg)

Gilt Figure of Marichi, 18th century. Bronze with traces of gilding, 36 × 37 × 22 in. (91.4 × 94 × 55.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Robert B. Woodward and Carll H. de Silver, 10.221. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 10.221_detail05_PS11.jpg)

<em>Gilt Figure of Marichi</em>, 18th century. Bronze with traces of gilding, 36 × 37 × 22 in. (91.4 × 94 × 55.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Robert B. Woodward and Carll H. de Silver, 10.221. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 10.221_detail06_PS11.jpg)

Gilt Figure of Marichi, 18th century. Bronze with traces of gilding, 36 × 37 × 22 in. (91.4 × 94 × 55.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Robert B. Woodward and Carll H. de Silver, 10.221. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 10.221_detail06_PS11.jpg)

<em>Gilt Figure of Marichi</em>, 18th century. Bronze with traces of gilding, 36 × 37 × 22 in. (91.4 × 94 × 55.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Robert B. Woodward and Carll H. de Silver, 10.221. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 10.221_detail07_PS11.jpg)

Gilt Figure of Marichi, 18th century. Bronze with traces of gilding, 36 × 37 × 22 in. (91.4 × 94 × 55.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Robert B. Woodward and Carll H. de Silver, 10.221. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 10.221_detail07_PS11.jpg)

<em>Gilt Figure of Marichi</em>, 18th century. Bronze with traces of gilding, 36 × 37 × 22 in. (91.4 × 94 × 55.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Robert B. Woodward and Carll H. de Silver, 10.221. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 10.221_detail08_PS11.jpg)

Gilt Figure of Marichi, 18th century. Bronze with traces of gilding, 36 × 37 × 22 in. (91.4 × 94 × 55.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Robert B. Woodward and Carll H. de Silver, 10.221. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 10.221_detail08_PS11.jpg)

<em>Gilt Figure of Marichi</em>, 18th century. Bronze with traces of gilding, 36 × 37 × 22 in. (91.4 × 94 × 55.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Robert B. Woodward and Carll H. de Silver, 10.221. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 10.221_overall_PS11.jpg)

Gilt Figure of Marichi, 18th century. Bronze with traces of gilding, 36 × 37 × 22 in. (91.4 × 94 × 55.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Robert B. Woodward and Carll H. de Silver, 10.221. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 10.221_overall_PS11.jpg)

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Gilt Figure of Marichi

Asian Art

Buddhists of several cultures worship Marichi, the goddess of dawn, because she drives away the darkness of night as well as the spiritual darkness caused by ignorance and fear. Like many Buddhist deities, she is usually depicted with many hands and faces, each representing a different ability or characteristic.

One of Marichi’s faces is that of a boar, much admired in Asia for its tenacity. Her central face is placid, while her other face is fierce, representing the goddess’s ability to be both a gentle guide and a ferocious protector.
MEDIUM Bronze with traces of gilding
  • Place Made: China
    • DATES 18th century
    DYNASTY Qing Dynasty
    PERIOD Qing Dynasty
    DIMENSIONS 36 × 37 × 22 in. (91.4 × 94 × 55.9 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Asian Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 10.221
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Robert B. Woodward and Carll H. de Silver
    PROVENANCE Prior to 1910, provenance not yet documented; by 1910, acquired by an unspecified private collector in New York, NY; February 3, 1910, purchased at AAA Gallery, New York, NY by Robert B. Woodward and Carll H. de Silver of New York, NY; February 8, 1910, gift of Robert B. Woodward and Carll H. de Silver to the Brooklyn Museum.
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    <em>Gilt Figure of Marichi</em>, 18th century. Bronze with traces of gilding, 36 × 37 × 22 in. (91.4 × 94 × 55.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Robert B. Woodward and Carll H. de Silver, 10.221. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 10.221_detail01_PS11.jpg)

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