Caption

Head of Guanyin Bodhisattva, unknown creator; Chinese; Guanyin iconography; Qing style 1644–1911; fragment of a statue made of polychrome-coated feldspar with a cube-shaped base of dark red marble; 19th century; China; sculpture; height 26.0 cm, A roughly textured object with irregular contours sits near the bottom center, showing mottled tones of brown, tan, beige, and dark gray with areas of lighter beige highlighting raised surfaces; behind it is a rectangular block displaying deep reddish-brown and darker wood-like marbling; the background above transitions from dark gray near the top to a mid gray and then to a lighter gray at the bottom, with a smooth gradient across the scene.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_434

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (451.9Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Head Guanyin Bodhisattva unknown creator Chinese Guanyin iconography Qing style 1644–1911 fragment statue polychrome-coated feldspar cube-shaped base dark red marble 19th century China sculpture height 26.0 cm roughly textured object irregular contours sits near bottom center showing mottled tones brown tan beige dark gray areas lighter beige highlighting raised surfaces rectangular block displaying deep reddish-brown darker wood- marbling background transitions dark gray near top mid gray lighter gray bottom smooth gradient across scene.