Guanyin

anonymous, 581 - 618

In the course of Buddhism’s gradual dissemination throughout Asia, the iconography of its idols evolved under regional influences. For instance, the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara from India is known as Guanyin in China. A bodhisattva is an enlightened being who helps others with selfless compassion. Avalokiteshvara and Guanyin can be recognized by the lotus, either held in the hand or depicted in the halo behind the head.

  • Artwork typefigure, sculpture, Avalokitesvara
  • Object numberAK-MAK-74
  • Dimensionsheight 10.7 cm x width 3.5 cm x depth 1.9 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Guanyin

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-74

  • Description

    Avalokitesvara (Guanyin), staande, in zijn opgeheven rechterhand een wensjuweel en in de linker een ring; achter het hoofd een aureool.

Creation

  • Creation

    bronze caster: anonymous, China

  • Dating

    581 - 618

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 10.7 cm x width 3.5 cm x depth 1.9 cm

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Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (purchase C.T. Loo, New York, 1948)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; from C.T. Loo, New York, fl. 1,770, to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1948;{Note RMA} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

Documentation

  • Cat. tent. Exhibition of Chinese art, (C.T. Loo & Co) special sale (nov. 1941-april 1942), cat.nr. 193.

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