Guanyin

anonymous, c. 600 - c. 800

During the Tang dynasty, Guanyin was the most frequently represented of all the deities. In this period artists began to vary their portrayals of this divinity. Small sculptures such as these were probably meant for pilgrims to take on their journey, so that Guanyin would protect them from misfortune.

  • Artwork typefigure, sculpture, Avalokitesvara
  • Object numberAK-MAK-1407
  • Dimensionsheight 14.8 cm x width 5.4 cm x depth 4.9 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Figure of Guanyin
    • Guanyin

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-1407

  • Description

    Staande figuur van de Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, in zijn linkerhand een kruikje met levenswater, in zijn rechter een vliegenkwast.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, China

  • Dating

    c. 600 - c. 800

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 14.8 cm x width 5.4 cm x depth 4.9 cm

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Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (purchase Benjamin J. Stein, 1986)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; collection Taco Bernhard Roorda (1874-1938);{Tentoonstelling van Chineesche Kunst 1925, no. 108)…; purchased from the dealer Benjamin J. Stein, Amsterdam, with support from the Vereniging Rembrandt, by the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1986;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1986

Documentation

  • Cat. Chinese, Korean, and Japanese sculpture : the Avery Brundage Collection, (San Francisco) Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, 1974, cat. nrs. 67, 81, 94.

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