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This Buddhist deity has a male form (Avalokitesvara) and a female form (Guanyin), and depictions are sometimes ambiguous as to gender, as in this example.
Title
The Bodhisattva of Compassion
Medium
gouache on paper (?)
Measurements
H 96.7 x W 32.5 cm
Accession number
47185i
Acquisition method
presumed to be part of the collection formed by Henry S. Wellcome
Work type
Watercolour