Description
The Water and Moon Guanyin is seated in the posture called "royal ease." His right leg is drawn up with folded knee; the left leg flexed. One hand rests on the upraised knee; the other extends downward to support weight on the palm. With gilding, the image assumes the splendor of divine dignity.
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Bull (?–December 6, 1983); (Sotheby's New York, NY. Important Chinese Works of Art: The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Bull. 6 December 1983 sale, Lot 66) (December 6, 1983); (Mr. J. E. Eskenazi, Ltd., London, England, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (?–1984); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1984–)
Accession Number
1984.7
Medium
gilt bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 17.6 cm (6 15/16 in.)
Classification
Sculpture
Credit Line
The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
