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Hanging scroll in ink on silk showing a seated white-robed figure on a rock ledge above misty dark cliffs and a waterfall.

Guanyin, white robed, seated upon an over-hanging rock

A hanging scroll shows a seated white-robed Guanyin on a rock ledge above a dark, misty landscape. Ink washes render the rocks, cliffs, and faint waterfall in muted grays against a silk ground, with a small inscription column at upper right.

Artist
Unknown
Date
15th century
Medium
Ink on silk panel
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
1421 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1500).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art

Español: Guanyin vestida de blanco sentada sobre una roca saliente

Un rollo colgante muestra a Guanyin, vestida de blanco, sentada sobre una saliente rocosa frente a un paisaje oscuro y brumoso. Las aguadas de tinta dibujan rocas, acantilados y una tenue cascada en grises apagados sobre seda, con una columna de inscripción a la derecha.

Português: Guanyin vestida de branco sentada sobre uma rocha saliente

Um rolo pendurado mostra Guanyin, vestida de branco, sentada sobre uma saliência rochosa diante de uma paisagem escura e enevoada. Aguadas de tinta definem rochas, penhascos e uma cascata discreta em cinzas suaves sobre seda, com uma coluna de inscrição à direita.

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