Figure
1580-1640 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Ivory figure of Guanyin, wearing a long full robe brought over the head and falling into folds to hide the feet. Seated cross-legged with a child on her right arm, her left hand supporting the child's leg, the child's left arm over her right shoulder, his head turned looking to the front.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Ivory, carved |
| Brief description | Figure of Guanyin, carved ivory, China, Ming dynasty, 1580-1640 |
| Physical description | Ivory figure of Guanyin, wearing a long full robe brought over the head and falling into folds to hide the feet. Seated cross-legged with a child on her right arm, her left hand supporting the child's leg, the child's left arm over her right shoulder, his head turned looking to the front. |
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| Object history | From Register: As far as can be judged from the rather poor illustration in the Berlin Catalogue, there would seem to be a rather similar standing ivory figure of hte Guanyin dating from about 1700, in the Collection of H.V. Klemperer. (See Cat. Ausstellung Chinesischer Kunst. Berlin, 1929. p. 256, no. 671) |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Clunas, Craig. Chinese Carving. London: Sun Tree Publishing Ltd in association with the Victoria & Albert Museum, 1996. p. 20, fig 9. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.28-1934 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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