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Unknown Maker, Chinese

Seated Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Guanyin), Song Dynasty

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Chinese

Title

Seated Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Guanyin)

Year

Song Dynasty

Medium

bronze

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Gilt bronze with traces of pigment

Techniques

  • Gilt bronze with traces of pigment

Dimensions

69.5 x 31 x 30 cm (27 3/8 x 12 3/16 x 11 13/16 inches) (full size)

Place

Place Made: Dali Kingdom, probably Yunnan Province, Dali Kingdom, 937-1253 CE or later

Type

  • Sculpture

Credit

Museum Appropriation Fund

Object Number

18.266

Seated Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Guanyin)

Teaching Notes / Gods and Heroes

Read Online

Selected Works

Place Made: Dali Kingdom, probably Yunnan Province, Dali Kingdom, 937-1253 CE or later

Publications

Teaching Notes / Gods and Heroes

Read Online

Selected Works

Exhibition History

Chinese Treasures from the Permanent Collection

March 3 - April 23, 1989

Asian Art Galleries

Rockefeller Asian Art Gallery

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