Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin)

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Period
12th century -
Geography
Yunnan province, China -
Material
Arsenical copper with gilding -
Dimension
H x W x D: 49.3 × 11.8 × 8.6 cm (19 7/16 × 4 5/8 × 3 3/8 in) -
Accession Number
F1946.10a-b -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1946.10a-b
Object Details
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Description
Gilt arsenical copper standing figure of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Guanyin), slightly worn in places. Figure of Amitabha in headdress; right hand in vitarka mudra, left hand in varada mudra. Wooden stand. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Gold: The Asian Touch (September 10, 2005 to February 20, 2006)Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)Special Exhibit for King and Queen of Nepal (April 26, 1960 to January 1, 1963)Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Buddhist Art (July 19, 1958 to April 26, 1960)Special Exhibition, Chinese Art, 1946 (August 7, 1946 to January 7, 1947)Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Painting and Sculpture (November 15, 1944 to February 25, 1956)Stone Sculpture, Buddhist Bronze, and Chinese Painting (May 2, 1923 to February 25, 1956) -
Origin
Yunnan province, China -
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment -
Type
Sculpture -
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