Statue
| Object Number: | C408A |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Asia Galleries Currently On Display |
| Culture: | Chinese Buddhist |
| Provenience: | China |
| Period: | Jin Dynasty (uncertain) Yuan Dynasty (uncertain) |
| Date Made: | Jin Dynasty - Yuan Dynasty |
| Early Date: | 1115 |
| Late Date: | 1368 |
| Section: | Asian |
| Materials: | Wood |
| Technique: | Painted |
| Iconography: | Bodhisattva |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from C. T. Loo, 1924 |
Description
Guanyin, known as Avalokiteshvara in Sanskrit, is the bodhisattva of compassion. The most popular deity in Buddhism, Guanyin listens to the prayers of the distressed. Devotees would commission the bodhisattva's image to help them gain salvation. This diety's position, with one leg pendant and a bent knee against the ledge, is called the royal ease, lalitsana in Sanskrit, a pose ultimately traceable to pre-Buddhist royalty.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| China Gallery (22 Feb 2017) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Chinese Halls (1941 - 1966) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Chinese Rotunda (1968 - 22 Feb 2017) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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