Description
This portable figure of Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion who vowed to stay on earth to help human beings, is carved of precious sandalwood. It is lavishly covered with garlands of flowers that retain traces of the original red paint. The small sculpture may have been used in a private devotional context.
Provenance
(Ellsworth and Goldie, Ltd., New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (?–1965); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1965–)
Accession Number
1965.556
Medium
Carved sandalwood with traces of paint
Dimensions
Overall: 15.1 x 9.9 cm (5 15/16 x 3 7/8 in.)
Classification
Sculpture
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry
