Artwork https://collectionapi.metmuseum.org/public/collection/v1/objects/61658

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Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin). dated 1282. Wood (wiillow) with traces of pigment; single woodblock construction. Asian Art. Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1934

Artwork facts

Maker: Unknown maker
Date: dated 1282
Place: No production place recorded
Current location: Gallery 208
Owner: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Materials: Wood (wiillow) with traces of pigment; single woodblock construction
Classifications: Asian Art, Figure, Sculpture, China, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)
Dimensions: a) Guanyin: 39 1/4 in. (99.7 cm) b) Inscribed block: H. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm); W. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); D. 1 in. (2.5 cm); Overall Height: 99.7 cm; Overall Depth: 2.54 cm; Overall Width: 5.715 cm; Overall Height: 16.51 cm
Image rights: public domain / open access image
Text rights: Met Open Access metadata is CC0 to the extent possible under law
Attribution: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1934

Linked entities

ClassificationAsian Art ClassificationSculpture MaterialWood (wiillow) with traces of pigment; single woodblock construction Current ownerMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin). The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1934

Source · Accessed 2026-06-24T19:21:12.334Z

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