Thousand-Armed Guanyin, Bodhisattva on a Lotus Throne

A seated bodhisattva with many arms and a crown sits centered on a lotus base within a circular halo, rendered in fine ink outline on a tan ground. Swirling clouds appear beneath the lotus, a blue brocade border frames the scroll, and a partly visible standing figure is at lower right.

Artist

Formerly attributed to Fanlong 梵隆 (active mid-12th century)

Date

16th-17th century?

Medium

Ink on paper

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

1607 × 2240 px

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