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Potalaka Guanyin
Potalaka Guanyin
觀音像
900s
China, Five dynasties
(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
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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 its original red paint. The small sculpture may have been used in a private devotional context.
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