• Title: 千手觀音, Thousand-armed Guanyin, Qianshou Guanyin, Sahasrabhuja-arya-avalokiteśvara
• Creator Identity: unknown Chinese
• Creator Role: painter
• Creation Location: China
• Historical Period: Ming Dynasty
• Style/period/group/movement: Ming Dynasty
• Measurements: H: 132.4 W: 81.0 cm
• Materials: ink, paper
• Subject Matter: Sahasrabhujarya, devotional icon
• Iconographic features:
  • Head number: 1 type: other mood: 1-calm
  • Hand number: 42 right: holding rosary right: holding scroll/book right: holding vajra right: holding wheel right: holding moon right: holding bow right: holding lotus right: holding seal right: holding lotus right: holding lance right: holding arrow right: holding plant right: holding tablet right: holding sword right: holding vase with lotus left: holding palace (kutagara) left: holding sun left: holding Avalokiteśvara image left: holding lotus left: holding ax left: holding willow branch left: holding rope/lasso left: holding mirror left: holding jewel left: holding bow left: holding banner left: holding vase left: holding Amitābha image left: prayer left: meditation gesture right: holding Amitābha image right: prayer right: meditation gesture left: holding medicine bowl left: holding trident bell right: holding grape left: gesture of no fear
  • Posture: seated
  • Pedestal: double lotus pedestal
• Current location: Freer Gallery of Art
• Repository information: Freer Gallery of Art
  • Credit line: Gift of Charles Lang Freer
  • Museum resource: Freer Gallery of Art
  • Object code: F1917.110
• Image: Freer Gallery of Art

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