Bodhisattva Guanyin

late 14th-15th century (Ming dynasy (1368-1644))

87 cm 127 cm 57.5 cm

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Guanyin is a bodhisattva, a divine being who has attained enlightenment but chooses to stay in the world to help others. Guanyin (an abbreviation of Guanshiyin: “Perceiver of the World’s Sounds”) responds to the calls of those in peril.Here, Guanyin sits in an attitude of tran...

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C.T. Loo & Co., Paris; purchased by Doris Duke, October 7 1937; Doris Duke Charitable Foundation; given to Walters Art Museum, 2006.
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