Bodhisattva Guanyin
A slender gilt bronze figure of a standing bodhisattva, identified by the record as Guanyin, wears a tall crown and necklace and holds one hand raised near the shoulder. Partly gilded surfaces catch light against a dark patinated body, and the figure rises from a lotus pedestal on an eight-sided base.
Look closer: Small lotus petals and scrolled ornament are carved around the base, partly hidden in shadow.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 900s
- Medium
- gilt bronze
- Source
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Size
- 2264 × 3400 px
Public domain · The Cleveland Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 999).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund