Photo: National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, Republic of Korea

Bodhisattva Gwaneum

8th century

Korean

Gwaneum, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, is widely worshipped in Korea. In this sculpture, he holds a kundika (water sprinkler for purification) in the right hand.

Gilded bronze

7 1/2 x 2 5/8 x 1 3/4 in. (19.05 x 6.67 x 4.45 cm)

Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection

56.116

Photo: National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, Republic of Korea

Now on view at the Asian Art Museum

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Documents International: Eleven Heads Are Better than One: Sixth Graders Connect with SAM", April 1, 1999 - April 2, 2000.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Boundless: Stories of Asian Art, Feb. 8, 2020 - ongoing.

Published References"Selected Works." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1991, p. 174

"Korean Art Collection in the Seattle Art Museum, U.S.A." Tajaon Kwangyaoksi: Kungnip Munhwaja Yaonguso, 2015, pg. 146.

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