Guanyin
Here the Buddhist deity Guanyin, saviour of people in peril, is represented meditating on a rock. According to legend, he was once found in this position, meditating on the reflection of the moon in water, a symbol of illusion and transience in Buddhism. His pose and face embody inner peace and concentration.
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/12N13
- http://iconclass.org/12H13
- Tachet, Claude Francois
Type of item
- figure
- Figure
Medium
- On loan from the Asian Art Society in The Netherlands
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/12N13
- http://iconclass.org/12H13
- Tachet, Claude Francois
Type of item
- figure
- Figure
Medium
- On loan from the Asian Art Society in The Netherlands
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Public Domain
- Publiek Domein
Creation date
- c.1100 - c.1200
Place-Time
- 12th century
Places
- Shanxi
- urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.875
Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.collect.935
- AK-MAK-84
Extent
- height 117.0 cm
- width 111.0 cm
- depth 74.0 cm
Format
- willow (wood)
- gilding (material)
- dye
Language
- nl
Is part of
- collectie: China (collectie)
- collection: sculptures
- collectie: beeldhouwwerken
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-05-27T13:03:21.676Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2018-03-17T13:00:42.993Z