Bodhisattva Guanyin
900s
Maker Unknown
Chinese Art
Bodhisattva Guanyin, 900s. China, Liao dynasty (916-1125). Gilt bronze; overall: 43.8 cm (17 1/4 in.); diameter of base: 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 1976.14 In Buddhism, a bodhisattva is a being who, just before reaching enlightenment, turns back to assist others to reach enlightenment first. This bodhisattva holds his hand palm forward, in a gesture that tells followers not to fear. In his other hand he carries a bottle that holds the elixir of immortality.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- gilt bronze
- Dimensions
- Overall: 43.8 cm (17 1/4 in.); Diameter of base: 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in.)
- Departments
- Chinese Art
- Accession Number
- 1976.14
- Credit Line
- The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review, 1976, <em>The Arts of China from The Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, OH (February 27-April 10, 1983).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 241C Chinese Buddhist Sculptures
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