Caption

Guanyin, Avalokiteshvara iconography, Chinese Buddhism, Chinese art, Chinese culture, goddesses, bodhisattva iconography, mercy, 16th–17th century, China, sculpture, figurine, height 28.0 cm, A dark brown sculpted figure seated on a wooden block, shown in profile facing right, with a hooded or draped garment and detailed carved patterns on the clothing, a rounded face with closed or relaxed eyes, hands resting in the lap, and areas of subtle lighter brown and goldish highlights on the carved details; the wooden block is a warm medium brown with visible grain and darker streaks, and the background is a smooth gradient of light gray to a slightly darker gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_339

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (925.4Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Guanyin Avalokiteshvara iconography Chinese Buddhism Chinese art Chinese culture goddesses bodhisattva iconography mercy 16th–17th century China sculpture figurine height 28.0 cm dark brown sculpted figure seated wooden block shown profile facing right hooded draped garment detailed carved patterns clothing rounded face closed relaxed eyes hands resting lap areas subtle lighter brown goldish highlights carved details warm medium brown visible grain darker streaks background smooth gradient light gray slightly darker gray.