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Guanyin
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Kwanum’s enormous size – he is known as bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, or Guanyin – accentuates his importance. Beneath that overwhelming and richly attired figure, the boy Sudhana appears in the corner as a small, humble supplicant. He has come to ask the god questions.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineKwanum. 1300 - 1400. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
