明 銅觀音菩薩像|Bodhisattva Guanyin

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15th–16th century · Leaded brass · Asian Art

Bodhisattvas are usually adorned as royalty, with heavy jewelry, layered silk robes, and elaborate headdresses. At the center of Guanyin’s crown sits a cross-legged Buddha, the celestial Buddha Amitabha of the Western Paradise, from whose forehead Guanyin is said to have first emerged. The vase in Guanyin’s hands often appears in depictions of the bodhisattva in two special forms: White-Robed and Water-Moon Guanyin.

Artist

Unknown

Date

15th–16th century

Medium

Leaded brass

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1912