Description
Socha Guanyin, also known as the goddess of mercy, comes from China from the period around the year 1800. This impressive wooden sculpture about height 200 cm, width 58 cm and depth 45 CM presents guanyin in a traditional attitude, the radiant calm and compassion. Her finely carved details and remnants of the original polychrome coating testify to the masterpiece of that time.
Similar sculptures from this period are rare and highly valued. For example, almost life -size statue of Guanyin z 11. when 12. century, made of painted paulovnia wood with the remains of gilding, is part of the collection of Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. This sculpture depicts Guanyin in a sitting position with finely sophisticated details and remnants of the original polychromy, Like your statue.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
This statue is an important example of Chinese religious art from a turn 18. a 19. century, reflecting deep respect for the goddess of mercy and a high level of craft art of that time.
Dimensions : height 200 cm, width 58 cm, depth 45 cm
