Title

Guanyin sculpture, China, 14th century. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Guanyin sculpture, China, 14th century. A gilt on top of red lacquer on bronze Guanyin figure seated in attitude of royal ease with one knee raised on which one hand rests. Her head has an elaborate crown with 5 ball-ended points rather like a jester's cap. The figure is set in a recessed area in a plain rectangular pinkish grey shallow marble plinth. The gilding is well worn.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art

Date

1300

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B73_476

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

18,0Mb (570,6Kb) / 7,3in x 9,5in / 2198 x 2855 (300dpi)

Keywords

religious country religion Buddhism figure China Chinese color colour deity God location century figurine artefact artifact goddess lacquer 14th century Fourteenth Century Museum of East Asian Art Avalokiteshvara Avalokitesvara Guan Yin Guanyin object sculpture Unknown object sculpture