Bodhisattva of Compassion (Guanyin) Seated in Royal Ease

Bodhisattva of Compassion (Guanyin) Seated in Royal Ease

900s
Bodhisattva of Compassion (Guanyin) Seated in Royal Ease. 900s. polychromed wood. Walter C. Mead Collection. 1946.4.
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Bodhisattva of Compassion (Guanyin) Seated in Royal Ease China 900s Polychromed wood Walter C. Mead Collection 1946.4 The particular form of Buddhist teaching that became popular in China centered on the worship of bodhisattvas, compassionate beings who postponed their own escape from worldly existence in order to help others attain enlightenment. The bodhisattva Guanyin, whose name means “the one who always hears [prayers],” attracted to devotion of Chinese Buddhists.
Country
China
Object
figure
Medium
polychromed wood
Dimensions
height: 17 in, 43.1800 cm; width: 9 in, 22.86 cm; depth: 8 in, 20.32 cm
Credit Line
Walter C. Mead Collection
Department
Arts of Asia
Collection
Arts of Asia
Accession Number
1946.4
Known Provenance
Dr. Otto Burchard [1892–1965], before 1946; (Harold Sarkisian), Denver, CO; by exchange, Denver Art Museum, 1946.

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