https://emuseum.cornell.edu/internal/media/dispatcher/107705/fullFigure of Guanyin seated on a qilin (mythical beast), holding a ruyi scepter18th century[com.gallerysystems.emuseum.core.entities.RecordXPerson@15ab6]com.gallerysystems.emuseum.core.entities.RecordXPerson@15ab6Carved ivory; InkCarved ivory figure of Guanyin (Skt. Avalokitesvarat), the Bodhisattva of Compassion, with right hand raised in a mudra-like gesture, and left hand held low and holding a ruyi (ju-yi) scepter. Guanyin's hair texture is enhanced with ink. Guanyin is seated side-saddle on a qilin (ch'i-lin), a mythical beast whose head is drawn upward and back with its mouth open. Wooden stand.com.gallerysystems.emuseum.core.entities.Classification@65https://emuseum.cornell.edu/objects/14857/rdf