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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