FIGURINE OF GUANYIN, BODHISATTVA OF MERCY (ONE OF TWO)
Creator(s): Unknown
On view in: Pavilion Hallway
About this object
The Buddhist Bodhisattva of Mercy, Guanyin, is carved in green jade with touches of grey. The elaborate and beautifully carved statuette shows the maiden wearing a short sleeved blouse over a narrow skirt. She has a belt around her waist and a cape over her shoulders. She wears many scarves, necklaces and decorations. She holds a scarf in her lowered right hand and holds aloft in her left hand a tall, thin ambrosia vase. She has her hair dressed in a topknot. Her outfit is Indian and she has a third eye in the center of her forehead. The square jade base is carved with a floral decoration in the central front and back. The wooden base in four levels is carved with leaf motifs.
- Object name:
- FIGURINE OF GUANYIN, BODHISATTVA OF MERCY (ONE OF TWO)
- Made from:
- Jade
- Made in:
- China
- Date made:
- unknown
- Size:
- 12 in. (30.5 cm)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 62.13.1
- Class:
- HARDSTONE
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973