Guanyin

anonymous, 1050 - 1200

This statuette is representative of the style of the Liao Dynasty (916–1125), a kingdom established by the Khitan, a semi-nomadic Tartar people in the north of China during the 10th century. The highly skilled Liao artisans retained the robust shapes and corporality of the Tang style, but introduced more details, especially in the face, hands, and feet.

  • Artwork typefigure, sculpture, Avalokitesvara
  • Object numberAK-MAK-498
  • Dimensionsheight 10.8 cm x width 5.6 cm x depth 4.4 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Guanyin
    • Figure of Guanyin

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-498

  • Description

    Avalokitesvara (Guanyin), zittend met in de linkerhand een wensjuweel en met de rechter een gebaar van zegening makend.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, China

  • Dating

    1050 - 1200

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 10.8 cm x width 5.6 cm x depth 4.4 cm

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Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (Gerrit-Jan Verburgt bequest, 1969)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; the dealer Ratton, Paris, before 1925;{Note RMA.} …; collection of Gerrit-Jan Verburgt (1871-1926), The Hague, 1926;{Note RMA.} his widow Carolina Geertruida Verburgt-Kramers (1876-1968), The Hague, by whom bequeathed to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1969;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

Documentation

    • Angela Howard, 'Buddhist sculpture of the Liao Dynasty', Bulletin of the Museum of Far Eastern antiquities (1984) 56, p. 1-37, pl. 37.
    • Cat. Legaat Verburgt, nr. 7. (Bulletin van de Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst. Derde Serie 19-20 (1970))

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