Bodhisattva Guanyin (Avelokitesvara)
1600
Physical Qualities
Gilt metal alloy, lacquer, 14 1/4 x 8 1/8 x 6 in. (36.2 x 20.6 x 15.2 cm.) on base
Credit Line
Bequest of Constance D. Bendann, Baltimore
Object Number
2012.64
Guanyin sits on a triangular double-lotus base with feet crossed, the soles facing upward and right hand held in the gesture of teaching. The bodhisattva wears an ornate crown surmounted by the Amida Buddha, a long-tailed bird is perched on the left shoulder and a covered vase on the right.
The lacquer coating and gilt decoration on the front surface is worn and deteriorated, but the reddish-brown lacquer coating remains more intact on the back.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 2012; Constance D. Bendann, Baltimore
Collection installation, "Asia. Guanyin's Stories & Lineage," Levy Gallery, Baltimore Museum of Art, October 5, 2023-
On View: Levy Gallery 1
