Guanyin, Bodhisattva of Compassion
about A.D. 580
Medium/TechniqueCarved limestone (gray) with traces of polychrome and gilding
Dimensions249 x 71 x 71 cm (98 1/16 x 27 15/16 x 27 15/16 in.)
Credit LineBartlett Collection—Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 1912
Accession number15.254
On View
On viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceThe Old Stone Buddha Monastery (Gu Shi-fo Si) near Xi'an, Shanxi Province, China. By 1912, Yamanaka and Company, New York; 1915, sold by Yamanaka and Co. to the MFA for $32,000 [see note].(Accession Date: January 21, 1915)
NOTE:
This was the total price paid for MFA accession nos. 15.254 and 15.255.
NOTE:
This was the total price paid for MFA accession nos. 15.254 and 15.255.
A.D. 516
A.D. 665
7th century A.D.
about 1755–60
3rd to early 4th century A.D.
12th century
16th century
16th century
10th–11th century
