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This piece is covered with red, black and pale red paint. Seated on a lotus throne with one leg raised, the Guanyin is holding a bottle in one hand and a spring of prayer beads in the other. The Guanyin is wearing a robe which exposes her chest and a pendant under her neck. The figure along with the lotus throne is raised on a square base.
Oriental Museum Collection, Durham University
Durham
Title
Seated Bodhisattva Guanyin
Date
1600–1650
Medium
wood
Measurements
H 41 x W 12 x D 15 cm
Accession number
DUROM.1969.385
Work type
Statue
Inscription description
on the two sides of the rectangular hollow at the back is a nine-character hand-written inscription with a name
Oriental Museum Collection, Durham University
Elvet Hill, Durham, County Durham DH1 3TH England
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