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Bodhisattva Guanyin seated on a rock

18th century
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 清 煙晶觀音坐像
  • Title: Bodhisattva Guanyin seated on a rock
  • Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
  • Date: 18th century
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Smoked crystal
  • Dimensions: H. 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm); W. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm); D. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
  • Classification: Hardstone
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Mary Clark Thompson, 1923
  • Object Number: 24.80.145a, b
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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