Caption

Guanyin, figurine, Chinese/Tibetan art, bodhisattva iconography, heads, flames, hands; 19th century; Tibet/China possible origin; sculpture; height 9.9 cm, width 5.2 cm, depth 2.0 cm., A gilded metal figurine of a standing multi-armed deity with a tall, tiered headdress composed of several smaller faces stacked above the main head, the main face displaying a calm expression and ornate ear discs, a pair of hands held together at chest level while additional arms extend outward in varied gestures, the figure wearing a detailed draped garment with decorative patterns and beaded necklaces, the feet visible at the base standing on a stylized flame-like platform, the overall color palette dominated by gold against a neutral light gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_173

License type

Rights managed

Available size

82.4Mb (1.2Mb) / 16.0in x 20.0in / 4800 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Guanyin figurine Chinese Tibetan art bodhisattva iconography heads flames hands 19th century Tibet China possible origin sculpture height 9.9 cm width 5.2 cm depth 2.0 cm gilded metal figurine standing multi-armed deity tall tiered headdress composed several smaller faces stacked main head main face displaying calm expression ornate ear discs pair held together chest level additional arms extend outward varied gestures figure wearing detailed draped garment decorative patterns beaded necklaces feet visible base standing stylized flame- platform color palette dominated gold neutral light gray background.