Guanyin (Avalokitesvara)
Date8th century
Maker
Chinese
Object number53.79
Exhibition HistoryDayton, Ohio, Dayton Art Institute, Chinese Gold and Silver from the Tang Dynasty in American Collections, Nov.3, 1984-Sept. 22, 1985 (New York, NY, Cooper-Hewitt Museum, Feb. 5 - Apr. 21, 1985; Northampton, MA, George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum, June 1 - July 14, 1985; and Birmingham Museum of Art)Published References"Chinese Art Recently Acquired by American Museums," in the Archives of the Chinese Art Society of America, Vol. 7 (1953), p. 84-86, illus no. 22.
"Selected Works." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1991, p. 160Credit LinePurchased from the bequest of Mr. and Mrs. Archibald Stewart Downey
Dimensions10 3/8 x 2 3/16 x 3 1/2 in. (26.4 x 5.5 x 8.89 cm)
Overall: 11 3/8 x 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (28.9 x 5 1/2 x 8.9cm)
MediumBronze with gilt