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Figure of Kuan-yin

Artist not known

V&A (Victoria & Albert Museum)

618 - 906

Wood figure of Kuan-yin, the dispenser of fecundity. Original colouring and gilding. She is standing, wearing rich robes and jewels and holding a bird and a vase. Late Tang dynasty.

  • Medium: wood
  • Dimensions: 168 cm
  • Art Fund Grant: £200 ( Total: £200)
  • ArtFunded in: 1934
  • Vendor: Arthur Blunt

Provenance

Auction 1922


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