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Figure

Description

Figure carved in selenite of the bodhisattva Guanyin, represented standing on a rocky base set on a square brass plinth: China, Qing dynasty, 1800 - 1850

Museum reference

A.395.44

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Figure

Production information

China, East Asia

Date

First half 19th century

Materials

Selenite, Brass

Physical description

Selenite; brass plinth

Associations

Depicted: Guanyin
Depicted: Avalokitesvara
Mayne, Robert, 1782 - 1867

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