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Guanyin
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Guanyin

anonymous · 850 - 900 · wood (plant material); dye; gesso

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Guanyin stands on a lotus base, his left hand raised in the gesture of reassurance, and holds a vase in his right hand. He is here depicted as a male divinity. After the Tang dynasty (618-907) artists began portraying Guanyin as a female.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
sculpturefigureAvalokitesvara
Credit lineGuanyin. 850 - 900. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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