Eleven-faced Avalokiteśvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion

Mongolian Collection

Accession Nr.:	50.789.1
Type:	painting; textile; thangka
Date of production:	turn of the 19th and 20th century
Place of production:	Inner Mongolia, China

Materials:	canvas
Techniques:	paint
Dimensions:	image: length: 71 cm width: 52.5 cm

The faces of the 11-faced deity rise in groups of three. The 10th face is wrathful, while the 11th depicts the Amitābha Buddha. The four additional buddhas of wisdom are placed in the corners. The buddha holds the appropriate attributes in his eight hands and is dressed as a prince.
Thangka without border.

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