Potala Guanyin
900s
Maker Unknown
Chinese Art
Potala Guanyin, 900s. China, Five dynasties (907-960). Carved sandalwood with traces of paint; overall: 15.1 x 9.9 cm (5 15/16 x 3 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1965.556 Mount Potala is the mythical home of the bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara, called Guanyin in Chinese.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- Carved sandalwood with traces of paint
- Medium
- carved, sandalwood, traces, paint
- Dimensions
- Overall: 15.1 x 9.9 cm (5 15/16 x 3 7/8 in.)
- Departments
- Chinese Art
- Accession Number
- 1965.556
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry
- Exhibitions
- Masterworks of Wood: China and Japan, China through the Magnifying Glass: Masterpieces in Miniature and Detail
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 010 Focus Gallery
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