Guanyin, Goddess of Love and Compassion

anonymous, c. 1600 - c. 1699

This is an impression of a carved gravestone. Guanyin is represented as a female deity holding a basket with a carp. Appearing in a cloud at the upper left is Weituo, the guardian of Buddhist teaching. The gravestone was commissioned by Empress Dowager Xiaoding (1544-1614), the mother of the Wanli emperor. She ruled in his name when he was still a minor.

  • Artwork typeprint
  • Object numberRP-P-1962-348
  • Dimensionsheight 790 mm x width 343 mm
  • Physical characteristicshoutsnede

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Guanyin, Goddess of Love and Compassion

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-P-1962-348

  • Description

    Guanyin, de godin van de Liefde en de Weldadigheid. Guanyin is hier afgebeeld als godin met een mandje waarin een karper ligt. Linksboven verschijnt, in een wolk, Weituo, de behoeder van het boeddhistische onderricht.

Creation

  • Creation

    printmaker: anonymous, China

  • Dating

    c. 1600 - c. 1699

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    houtsnede

  • Dimensions

    height 790 mm x width 343 mm

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  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the Stichting Jubileumfonds Rijksmuseum

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1962

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

  • Zie O. Münsterwerf, Chin. Kunstgesch. II, p. 376.

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