Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin) late 10th-early 11th century China It is rare to find a sculpture of Avalokiteshvara seated with his legs folded as if in meditation. He is most often shown standing or seated with one leg bent and the other pendenta pose known as “royal ease.” One exception is when Avalokiteshvara appears in scenes of the Pure Land of the Buddha Amitabha. It is possible that this sculpture was part of such a composition.. Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin). China. late 10th-early 11th century. Wood (foxglove) with pigments, gilding, quartz and carnelian; single woodblock construction. possibly Northern Song dynasty (960-1127). Sculpture
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