FIGURINE OF GUANYIN, BODHISATTVA OF MERCY

Creator(s): Unknown

On view in: Pavilion Hallway

About this object

The figurine is carved in amethyst colored jade with markings in dark green. Guanyin, the Buddhist Bodhisattva of Mercy, is dressed in flowing robes with long sleeves. She has an elaborate topknot with a lotus set on top of it. She holds a branch of lingzhi fungus in her left hand from which hangs a basket with a lid. She leans to her right. To her left is a child standing on some rocks and holding aloft an axe-like object of which the Guanyin holds the top. The child looks forward and smiles. He wears a helmet-like hat. The wooden base is a simple oval.

Object name:

FIGURINE OF GUANYIN, BODHISATTVA OF MERCY

Made from:

Jade

Made in:

Hong Kong, China

Date made:

unknown

Size:

18.4 cm (7 1/4 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

62.18

Class:

HARDSTONE

Signature marks:

TAG underneath: Made in Hong Kong No. 24

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973