Head of Guanyin (Buddhist goddess of mercy)
Date18th-19th c
Artist
Qing Dynasty
Mediumwood with traces of polychromy
Dimensions33.02 x 17.78 x 17.78 cm
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Suzanne Gayn, 1995
Object number1996-323
Descriptionoriginally from a Buddhist temple; carved head with downcast eyes and elongated earlobes, with high coiffure wreathed in leaves, blossom aureole; blue and green pigment visible; with 20th c wood baseCollections
- University of Toronto Collection
mid 14th c
16th-17th c
13th c
16th century
17th c
13th-14th c