Guanyin

ClassificationsSculpture

Datemid 20th Century

Made AtChina, Asia

MediumWood

Dimensions77 1/4 × 31 × 26 in. (196.2 × 78.7 × 66 cm)

Credit LineGift of Kang and Hsiang-lin Hsu and Family

Object number2024.2.1

DescriptionThis sculpture of Guanyin (Avalokiteśvara), the Bodhisattva of Compassion, is adorned in a high tiara featuring the Amitābha Buddha, showing her close connection to the key figure in the Buddhist tradition. In her right hand she holds a willow branch, symbolizing her flexibility and resilience, and in her right a fly whisk, an icon associated with dispelling ignorance.

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