The bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin)
Place of OriginChina
Date571
DynastyNorthern Qi dynasty (550-577)
MaterialsBronze with gilding
DimensionsH. 12 7/8 in x W. 4 in x D. 3 1/4 in, H. 32.7 cm x W. 10.2 cm x D. 8.3 cm
Credit LineThe Avery Brundage Collection
Object numberB60B1040
DepartmentChinese Art
ClassificationsSculpture
On View
On viewLocationGallery 16
InscribedInscription: [In 571] Xuan Jingxing reverently made a figure of Guanyin, first on behalf of His Imperial Majesty, then for his teacher-priest, his deceased parents, and his present wife; and finally for all living beings in this Buddhist universe, in the four involvements and six conditions of existence; that all may ascend to enlightenment.
Subject
- bodhisattva
- Avalokiteshvara
approx. 1600-1700
approx. 1300-1400
Probably 1253 or later
937-1253 or earlier
approx. 550-618