Caption

Guanyin; unknown creator; repossession Krakow; figurine; Guanyin iconography; Chinese art; Chinese culture; Chinese Buddhism; Ming 1368–1644; Buddhist art; goddess; bodhisattva iconography; mercy; natural patina; 16th century ; China; sculpture; height 39.7 cm, A close-up view of an aged, irregularly shaped metallic object lying on its side, showing a weathered surface with patina and pitting; the object displays tones of green, brown, gold, and dark gray with areas of lighter and darker discoloration; sculpted ridges and rounded protrusions run along its length, and one end has a hollowed, flared opening with rough, uneven edges; the background is a smooth gradient of light gray to white.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_208

License type

Rights managed

Available size

42.0Mb (845.6Kb) / 10.8in x 15.1in / 3240 x 4536 (300dpi)

Keywords

Guanyin unknown creator repossession Krakow figurine Guanyin iconography Chinese art Chinese culture Chinese Buddhism Ming 1368–1644 Buddhist art goddess bodhisattva iconography mercy natural patina 16th century China sculpture height 39.7 cm close-up view aged irregularly shaped metallic object lying side showing weathered surface patina pitting object displays tones green brown gold dark gray areas lighter darker discoloration sculpted ridges rounded protrusions run length hollowed flared opening rough uneven edges background smooth gradient light gray white.