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Guanyin
The earthenware figure is clearly based on a bronze model, such as the one alongside. The bronze figure dates from the early days of Buddhist sculpture in China. Buddhism had spread to the region a few centuries earlier, from Gandhara, an ancient kingdom in what is now Pakistan. The Gandhara influence is still evident in the robe’s fine, even drapery folds.
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Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/12H13
- http://iconclass.org/25G41(LOTUS)
- http://iconclass.org/41B121
- Tachet, Claude Francois
Providing institution
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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
- 512
- 0512
Place-Time
- first quarter 6th century
Places
- China
- China
- urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.403
Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.collect.916
- AK-RAK-1989-2
Extent
- height 17.7 cm
- width 7.5 cm
- depth 4.5 cm
Format
- bronze (metal)
- gilding (material)
- Bronze
Language
- nl
Is part of
- collectie: China (collectie)
- collection: sculptures
- collectie: beeldhouwwerken
Year
- 512
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-05-27T13:05:33.942Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2018-03-17T13:01:11.787Z
Keywords (provided by the community)
- earthenware
- earthenware
- People's Republic of China
- Gandhara
- Guan Yin
- Buddhism
- Pakistan