CC0 · no rights reserved
Seated Guanyin
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
A heavily jeweled Guanyin sits in the posture of royal ease on a double-lotus throne. Also known as Avalokitesvara or the Bodhisattava of Compassion, Guanyin postponed achieving enlightenment in order to assist all who cry out for help. This made Guanyin a very popular devotional figure for Buddhists. This gilt bronze's size suggests that it could have been placed on a private altar or shrine for personal devotion.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineSeated Guanyin (觀音坐像), c. 1450. China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Gilt bronze; overall: 22.1 x 16.7 cm (8 11/16 x 6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Worcester R. Warner Collection, 1916.19
