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Source Description
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 specifically holding a child, modeled after European Christian depictions of the Virgin Mary and Child.
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Document identity
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34959
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Guanyin and Child
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object
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34959
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title
Guanyin and Child
description
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 specifically holding a child, modeled after European Christian depictions of the Virgin Mary and Child.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1580-1644 (Ming dynasty (1368-1644))
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CC0
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en
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Ivory & Bone
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1
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1
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import
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11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm)
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Chinese
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Ivory (elephant)
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6238
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CHN
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none
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1
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0
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photo
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