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Downcast eyes and clasped hands impart a serene quality to this intimately scaled Guanyin. A dated inscription on silk found in the sculpture’s interior reveals that it was commissioned in 1624 by a devotee named Wang Shichun and his wife, surnamed Li. Like many in premodern China, they turned to Guanyin for help; this sculpture allowed them to venerate the bodhisattva daily, in their home.
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明天啟 檀木雕觀音菩薩像
Title: Bodhisattva Guanyin
Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Date: datable to 1624
Culture: China
Medium: Sandalwood with lacquer
Dimensions: H. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); W. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm); D. 4 in. (10.2 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1936
Object Number: 36.40a–e
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