SculptureChinese6th-7th century

Standing Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin Pusa) with Circular Halo

581 - 618

Classification

Sculpture

Medium

Limestone with traces of gilding and polychrome pigment

Culture

Chinese

Period

Sui dynasty, 581-618

Century

6th-7th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 158 x W. 34.3 x D. 33 cm (62 3/16 x 13 1/2 x 13 in.) Weight 530 lb.

Provenance

[Yamanaka & Co., New York, January 12, 1931] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (1931-1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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