

The Greatly Merciful, Greatly Compassionate Rescuer from Suffering, Bodhisattva Guanyin
The image shows a piece of aged paper with a drawing of a figure and Chinese writing. The paper is rectangular and light brown with darker brown spots. The drawing depicts a standing figure with a halo around its head. The figure has four arms and is wearing a long robe. Two vertical columns of Chinese characters are on either side of the figure. The bottom half of the paper contains a block of Chinese text in black ink. A small section of a ruler is visible on the left side. The background behind the paper is white.
Artwork Details
- Date
- dated 947
- Medium
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Culture
- China
- Dimensions
- 469 × 625 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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