Caption

Guanyin; creator, Chinese; Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 18th century; sculpture; material not specified; height 24 cm; subject: bodhisattva Guanyin seated on a lotus throne; iconography: mercy; Buddhist art; Chinese Buddhism; figurine., A rear view of a seated figure carved from dark material with worn areas showing mottled patches of orange and brown, the figure wearing an ornate crown or headdress with swirling carved details and hair rendered in vertical striations, shoulders draped in a flowing garment with textured folds, and the figure seated on a stylized lotus base with layered petal shapes in dark brown and hints of gold and reddish wear against a pale gray gradient background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_343

License type

Rights managed

Available size

82.4Mb (1.7Mb) / 16.0in x 20.0in / 4800 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Guanyin creator Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 18th century sculpture material specified height 24 cm subject bodhisattva Guanyin seated lotus throne iconography mercy Buddhist art Chinese Buddhism figurine rear view seated figure carved dark material worn areas showing mottled patches orange brown figure wearing ornate crown headdress swirling carved details hair rendered vertical striations shoulders draped flowing garment textured folds figure seated stylized lotus base layered petal shapes dark brown hints gold reddish wear pale gray gradient background.