Figure of Guanyin
1900-1950 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Lapis lazuli was not a native product of China. It was one of the foreign materials imported from the Middle East. The Boddhisattva Guanyin, however, is a very popular Chinese deity.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Lapis lazuli, carved |
| Brief description | Scu, China, carving, lapis lazuli. Previous loan number - LOAN:HAMILTON.24:1 Scu, China, carving, lapis lazuli. Previous loan number - LOAN:HAMILTON.24:2 |
| Physical description | Figure of the Bodhisattva Guanyin |
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| Credit line | Accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2005 |
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| Summary | Lapis lazuli was not a native product of China. It was one of the foreign materials imported from the Middle East. The Boddhisattva Guanyin, however, is a very popular Chinese deity. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.312:1, 2-2005 |
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| Record created | September 5, 2006 |
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