Caption

Guanyin, Chinese, 17th century, China, sculpture figurine, bodhisattva and protective deity iconography, Chinese Buddhism; height 43.0 cm, width 23.0 cm., A bronze statue of a seated figure shown in profile against a plain light gray background, with a dark greenish-brown patina and subtle highlights of green; the figure wears a tall ornate headdress with carved decorative elements, has stylized facial features and long earlobes, and wears flowing layered robes with visible folds and rounded drapery; one hand is raised with slender fingers in a gesture while the other hand rests on the lap holding a small rounded object, the figure sits on a rounded base that follows the contours of the robes, and the overall color palette includes dark bronze, green, brown, and muted gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A24_396

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.3Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Guanyin Chinese 17th century China sculpture figurine bodhisattva protective deity iconography Chinese Buddhism height 43.0 cm width 23.0 cm bronze statue seated figure shown profile plain light gray background dark greenish-brown patina subtle highlights green figure wears tall ornate headdress carved decorative elements stylized facial features long earlobes wears flowing layered robes visible folds rounded drapery hand raised slender fingers gesture hand rests lap holding small rounded object figure sits rounded base follows contours robes color palette includes dark bronze brown muted gray.