Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin)
A standing wooden figure of a bodhisattva wears a tall crown, beaded necklaces, and a flowing skirt, with one hand raised near the chest and the other held low. Traces of red and gold pigment remain on the weathered wood, and the figure stands on a carved lotus base against a plain gray backdrop.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- dated 1282
- Medium
- Wood (wiillow) with traces of pigment; single woodblock construction
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Size
- 3001 × 4000 px
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1934
Español: Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), escultura de madera, 1282
Una figura de bodhisattva de madera, de pie, luce una corona alta, collares de cuentas y una falda fluida, con una mano levantada junto al pecho y la otra baja. Quedan restos de pigmento rojo y dorado sobre la madera desgastada, y la figura se sostiene sobre una base de loto tallada.
Português: Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), escultura em madeira, 1282
Uma figura de bodhisattva em madeira, de pé, usa uma coroa alta, colares de contas e uma saia fluida, com uma das mãos erguida perto do peito e a outra baixa. Restam vestígios de pigmento vermelho e dourado na madeira desgastada, e a figura repousa sobre uma base de lótus esculpida.