Figure of Bodhisattva Guanyin (Sanskrit: Avalokitesvara)
CultureChinese
DateYuan dynasty (1279-1368)
MediumGilt lacquer over clay
DimensionsOverall: 28 1/2 × 10 1/2 × 27 3/4 inches (72.39 × 26.67 × 70.49 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number35-36
On View
On viewGallery Location
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DescriptionSeated figure wearing a long "dhoti" and a cloak over the shoulders, with right leg extended and left leg crossed over the right at knee. Right arm helps support the body while the left rests upon the upraised knee.ProvenanceWith C. T. Loo & Co., by April 1935;
Purchased from C. T. Loo & Co. by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1935.
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