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Potalaka Guanyin

觀音像

900s
(907-960)
Carved sandalwood with traces of paint
Overall: 15.1 x 9.9 cm (5 15/16 x 3 7/8 in.)
Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1965.556
Location: not on view
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Mount Potala is the mythical home of the bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara, called Guanyin in Chinese.

Description

This portable figure of Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion who vowed to stay on earth to help human beings, is carved of precious sandalwood. It is lavishly covered with garlands of flowers that retain traces of the original red paint. The small sculpture may have been used in a private devotional context.
Potalaka Guanyin

Potalaka Guanyin

900s

China, Five dynasties (907-960)

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