Guanyin gazing at the Moon
| Accession Nr.: | 20 |
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| Type: | sculpture; religious or cult object |
| Date of production: |
Turn of the 14th – 15th centuries
Ming dynasty |
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| Acquisition: | donation of Imre Schwaiger |
| Materials: | gold; hollow dry lacquer; lacquer; textile; wood |
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| Dimensions: | height: 51 cm width: 35 cm depth: 23 cm |
Guanyin (“she who hears the voices of the world”, in Sanskrit: Avalokiteshvara) is one of the most widely revered bodhisattvas in China, whose cult and form, radiating mercy and compassion, became completely assimilated into the Chinese style in the sixteenth century.