Guanyin and Shancai seated on a rock with bamboo, from an album of twenty-four portraits of Guanyin

Artist Miss Qiu (Chinese, active ca. 1565–1585)

Datelate 16th century

MediumAlbum pages: gold ink on dyed paper

DimensionsImage (each): 11 9/16 × 8 11/16 inches (29.4 × 22.1 cm);
Sheet: 14 9/16 × 22 inches (37 × 55.9 cm);
Mat: 22 × 28 inches (55.9 × 71.1 cm)

CultureChina

PeriodMing dynasty

ClassificationsCalligraphy

Credit LineAcquired through the generosity of Judith Stoikov, Class of 1963, supplemented by the George and Mary Rockwell Fund, and gift of Warner L. Overton, Class of 1922, by exchange

Terms

Calligraphy
Ink
Buddhism
Avalokitesvara
Guanyin
Bamboo
Rock
Children
Birds
Parrots
Vases
Lotus flowers
Water
Bodhisattvas
Paper
Chinese

Object number2002.012.004

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