Eleven-Headed Guanyin
A standing wooden sculpture of Guanyin, the bodhisattva of compassion, with a tiered crown of small heads above a serene face. Long beaded necklaces and sashes hang over flowing robes, and the dark, worn wood rests on a plain black base.
Look closer: A small face sits atop the peak of the crown.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- late 600s
- Medium
- wood
- Source
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Size
- 2212 × 3400 px
Public domain · The Cleveland Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 699).
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, John L. Severance Fund