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Standing Guanyin

Standing Guanyin

700s?
(618-907)
limestone
Overall: 170.8 cm (67 1/4 in.)
Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1966.364
Location: 241C Chinese Buddhist Sculptures

Did You Know?

The statue retains a good deal of old polychrome.

Description

The statue is identified and dated by an inscription to 687. There is a marked restraint and stately elegance of the well-proportioned figure standing in a relaxed pose.
  • William Randolph Hearst; H. Kevorkian
  • The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 252 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 333 archive.org
  • Year in Review: 1967. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 29-December 31, 1967).
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1966.364