FIGURINE OF GUANYIN, BODHISATTVA OF MERCY
Creator(s): Unknown
On view in: Pavilion Hallway
About this object
The Buddhist Bodhisattva of Mercy, Guanyin, is carved in yellow jade. She is dressed in flowing robes with full sleeves. Her waist has a large belt around it to which she holds the end of the belt in front of her. Her hair has a large topknot of three sections to which a flower is attached. In her left hand she holds above her head a branch with two pieces of fruit that looks connected to her hair.
- Object name:
- FIGURINE OF GUANYIN, BODHISATTVA OF MERCY
- Made from:
- Serpentine
- Made in:
- China
- Date made:
- unknown
- Size:
- 25 cm (9 7/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 62.19
- Class:
- HARDSTONE
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973