
- Guanyin
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Guanyin
- Object:
Figure
- Place of origin:
China (made)
- Date:
1650-1750 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown
- Materials and Techniques:
Soapstone, carved
- Credit Line:
Mr G. Abercromby Gift
- Museum number:
CIRC.192-1938
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Soapstone figure of Guanyin, wearing a long robe incised with ruyi clouds, with hair piled up on the head as a bun, seated with legs crossed against a brick wall, her left knee slightly raised on top of which her left hand rests.
Place of Origin
China (made)
Date
1650-1750 (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown
Materials and Techniques
Soapstone, carved
Dimensions
Height: 24.5 cm
Descriptive line
Figure of Guanyin, carved soapstone, China, Qing dynasty, 1650-1750
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Clunas, Craig. Chinese Carving. London: Sun Tree Publishing Ltd in association with the Victoria & Albert Museum, 1996. p. 74, fig. 87.
Materials
Soapstone
Techniques
Carved
Subjects depicted
遊戲坐; 觀音
Collection
East Asia Collection