Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Chinese, Guanyin), seated in a posture of royal ease / Artist Unknown, China

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Accession Number: 1972/2.43
Title: Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Chinese, Guanyin), seated in a posture of royal ease
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Medium and Support: wood with traces of gesso, polycrome, and gold paint
Object Creation Date: 1368-1644
Credit Line: Museum purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund
Style/Group/Movement: Ming dynasty Buddhist
Period: China, Ming Period (1368-1644)
Dimensions: 87.63 cm x 40.64 cm x 27.94 cm (34 1/2 in. x 16 in. x 11 in.)
Century: 15th-16th century
Primary Keywords: avalokitesvara; bodhisattva; buddhism; goddess; mahayana
Secondary Keywords: associated concepts; buddhist doctrinal concepts; doctrinal concepts; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by state or condition; religions; religions and religious concepts; religious concepts
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 951 x 997
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Record: 1972/2.43
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