Seated Guanyin
This carving is of the Chinese bodhisattva of compassion, Guanyin, a popular subject for Buddhist ivory figures. The figure is sometimes depicted as a young, beautiful maiden carrying a book, a peach, or a child.
Artifact
| id |
id
35834
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| contentType |
contentType
object
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Yamanaka Sale, American Art Association; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1914 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
1
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| source |
source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_41.132-134_Fnt_BW.jpg |
|---|---|
| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_41.132-134_Fnt_BW.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_41.132-134_Fnt_BW.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/41.132 |
Terms
Medium
carved soapstone with paint
Genre
figurines