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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Chinese
Title:Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva of Compassion, Guanyin)
Date Made:Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 17-18th century
Type:Sculpture
Materials:Porcelain with clear glaze, Dehua ware
Place Made:China
Measurements:overall with pedestal: 7 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 4 in.; 19.05 x 11.43 x 10.16 cm
Narrative Inscription:  unmarked
Accession Number:  SC 1936.6.1
Credit Line:Gift of Florence Brooks Cobb, class of 1900
Museum Collection:  Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
robed figure with headdress, scroll in proper left hand, proper right on knee seated on pedestal perforated in cloud and dragon motif

Tags:
mythology; Buddhism

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