Dehua Porcelain Statuette of Guanyin
Place of ManufactureAsia
MediumMaterial: porcelain, Dehua; glaze, clear
DimensionsOverall (width is the base measurement): 43.5 x 13.5 cm
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ART
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Elizabeth Stewart
Object number2009.029.020
DescriptionGuanyin is depicted in a long flowing robe and wearing a necklace of royalty. In the right hand is a water jar containing pure water, and the left holds a willow branch. Figure stands on a base of rock with waves of water at the bottom. The entire statuette is of white porcelain with a clear glaze.Status
Not on view
1644 - 1911
1903
late 18th-early 20th Century
