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Statue Base

Object Number:38-32-2B
Current Location: Collections Storage
Culture:Chinese
Provenience: North China
Period: Sui Dynasty
Date Made: 575-600
Early Date: 575
Late Date: 600
Section:Asian
Materials:Bronze
Iconography:Guanyin
Avalokitesvara
Bottle
Pearl
Willow
Credit Line:Purchased from C. T. Loo; Subscription of A. Felix du Pont, 1938
Other Number:S.L. 2914.10 (MET) - Old Loan Number

Description

Lotus pedestal or base for a standing bronze figure of Guanyin with right hand raised holding willow branch.

Bibliography:

[Book] Winegrad, Dilys P. 1993. Through Time, Across Continents.. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 99, fig. 78View Objects related to this Actual Citation
[Article] Jayne, Horace H. 1941. "The Chinese Collections of The University Museum: A Handbook of the Principal Objects". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 9. no. 2-3. pg. 9-50 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Pg. 42, Fig. 35View Objects related to this Actual Citation
[Article] Jayne, Horace H. 1939. "Amitabha Altar Group". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 7. no. 3. pg. 2-9 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 2-9, pls. 1-6, fig. 1.View Objects related to this Actual Citation
[Article] Jayne, Horace H. 01 Jan 1939. "Chinese Art at the University Museum". Parnassus. Vol. 11. no. 1. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 7-11.View Objects related to this Actual Citation
[Catalogue] 1938. Chinese bronzes of the Shang (1766-1122 B.C.) through the Tang Dynasty (A.D. 618-906) : an exhibition lent by American collectors and museums and shown in gallery D6 from October 19 through November 27.. New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: No. 279View Objects related to this Actual Citation

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