The Bodhisattva Guanyin

late 9th century CE

12.4 cm 43.3 cm 9 cm

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In this beautifully crafted statuette, Guanyin, the bodhisattva of compassion, wears a long, belted skirt and a shawl. Their headdress is decorated with an image of a celestial Buddha meditating on a lotus. Guanyin stands upright, holding a willow branch with which to sprinkle...

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Yamanaka & Co., New York, 1917; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1917; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
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en
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