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Bodhisattva Guanyin
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The artistic excellence of this bodhisattva is further reinforced by comparable outstanding Chinese Buddhist sculptures excavated at Qingzhou in Shandong Province in 1996—one of the most sensational and significant archaeological finds of the 1900s. Like related types among the Qingzhou finds, this statute has a gently smiling face and meticulous detailing of splendid jewelry. A noticeable difference, however, is the unique <em>yingluo </em>瓔珞 (<em>mukt hara</em>) worn by the bodhisattva for personal adornment. The somewhat bizarre but imaginative combination of a string of jewels with grotesque animal masks, flying <em>apsara</em>, jade pendants, dragons, and metal ornaments was probably a regional decorative style of Shanxi Province.
| Artist / Maker | Anonymous, late Northern Qi (550–577) or early Sui dynasty (581–618) |
|---|---|
| Date | late 500s–early 600s |
| Culture / Origin | China, late Northern Qi (550–577) or early Sui dynasty (581–618) |
| Medium | sandstone with polychromy |
| Dimensions | Overall: 138.8 x 38.2 x 27.4 cm (54 5/8 x 15 1/16 x 10 13/16 in.) |
| Department | Chinese Art |
| Type | Sculpture |
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