• Title: 觀音, Bodhisattva of compassion, Guanyin, Avalokiteśvara
• Creator Identity: unknown Chinese; Yunnanese
• Creator Role: metal caster
• Creation Location: China--Yunnan
• Historical Period: Dali Kingdom, Song Dynasty
• Style/period/group/movement: Yunnanese
• Measurements: H: 49.4 W: 11.4 cm
• Materials: gold, arsenical copper
• Subject Matter: Avalokiteśvara, devotional icon
• Iconographic features:
  • Head number: 1 type: regular mood: 1-calm
  • Hand number: 2 right: appeasement (vitarka mudra) left: appeasement (vitarka mudra)
  • Posture: standing
• Current location: Freer Gallery of Art
• Repository information: Freer Gallery of Art
  • Credit line: Purchace
  • Museum resource: Freer Gallery of Art
  • Object code: F1946.10a-b
• Image: Freer Gallery of Art

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