Sitting Guanyin with a baby holding a lotus

Chinese Collection

Accession Nr.: 58.214.1
Type: religious or cult object; statuette; pottery
Date of production:
18th century
Qing dynasty
Place of production:
Materials: porcelain
Techniques: applied; glazed
Dimensions: height: 35 cm
diameter (base): 14.8 cm
The bodhisattva Guanyin sits on a rock rising above the water and holds a baby in her hand (Chinese women worshipped her as Songzi niangniang or "the one who gives a baby boy").