The stylistic and morphological similarities between this male figure and the female piece, Digambara Yakshi Kushmandini suggest that they form a pair. While their exact identification is difficult to determine, they conform to a type that is generally identified as male (yaksha) or female (yakshi) attendant figure. Such figures are common in Hindu, Jain and Buddhist art. Digambara Yaksha Sarvahna is a Jain attendant figure.
Details
- Title: Digambara Yaksha Sarvahna
- Date: c. 900
- Medium: Schist
- Dimensions: 27-1/2 x 18 x 8-3/4 in. (69.9 x 45.7 x 22.2 cm)
- Credit Line: The Norton Simon Foundation
- Accession Number: F.1975.17.07.S
- Copyright: © The Norton Simon Foundation
Object Information
- Dehejia, Vidya, Asian Art: Selections from the Norton Simon Museum, fig. 2 p. 36
- Pal, Pratapaditya, The Peaceful Liberators: Jain Art from India, 1995, p. 84
- Pal, Pratapaditya, Asian Art at the Norton Simon Museum, Volume 1: Art from the Indian Subcontinent, 2003, no. 214a pp. 290-291
- Campbell, Sara, Collector Without Walls: Norton Simon and His Hunt for the Best, 2010, cat. 1230a p. 385
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