Compassionate and Merciful Avalokiteshvara, Savior from Perils

947

Not on view

Returned to lender

This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

This composite work consists of nine identical images of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin in Chinese), all impressed with the same woodblock. The iconographic attributes of the deity are fully represented.

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Exhibition History

Title: Compassionate and Merciful Avalokiteshvara, Savior from Perils
Period: Five Dynasties (907–960)
Date: 947
Culture: China
Medium: Woodblock print, ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 24 13/16 x 16 9/16 in. (63 x 42 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: On loan from the British Museum
Curatorial Department: Asian Art