Guanyin and Child

1580-1644 (Ming dynasty (1368-1644)) 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm) Citation Source image

In China, a form of Avalokiteshvara (Chinese: Guanyin) known as the “giver or bestower of children” was worshipped by mothers and those wishing to bear children. By the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Chinese representations of this form appear as a young, beautiful woman specifical...

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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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