Guanyin
Figure
1650-1750 (made)
1650-1750 (made)
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Place of origin |
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.
Object details
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Object type | |
Title | Guanyin (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Soapstone, carved |
Brief description | Figure of Guanyin, carved soapstone, China, Qing dynasty, 1650-1750 |
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. |
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Credit line | Mr G. Abercromby Gift |
Subjects depicted | |
Bibliographic reference | Clunas, Craig. Chinese Carving. London: Sun Tree Publishing Ltd in association with the Victoria & Albert Museum, 1996. p. 74, fig. 87. |
Collection | |
Accession number | CIRC.192-1938 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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