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Guanyin, Bodhisattva of Mercy (chin. Guanyin pusa 觀音菩薩)
The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara embodies the selfless goodness of Buddha. A gentle smile lies on his face. The lotus position of his legs refers to the practice of meditation. The white glaze presumably had a ritual function. A ritual manual from the Mongol period (1279-1368) describes that practitioners should imagine themselves as moonlike white in order to identify with Avalokiteshvara - and then, as his embodiment, to redeem the deceased from the torments of hell.
Published in Höfer, R. , Staatliche Museen zu Berlin-PK, 2009
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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Porcelain figure
Dimensions
Weight: 9,1 kg
Height: 46,5 cm
Depth: 21 cm
Width: 31 cm
Height: 46,5 cm
Depth: 21 cm
Width: 31 cm
Material/Technique
Porcelain, Glaze (Qingbai)
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
I D 9811
Provenance and sources
when
sp. Yuan dynasty (Yüan)/f. Ming period
where
China [Land]
Jingdezhen (景德镇) [Manufaktur]
who
Eugen Pander (de.fiz.ddb.model.ddbobject.WhenType$Begin@34d31406 - de.fiz.ddb.model.ddbobject.WhenType$End@2b23931c) - Collectors
Description
Purchase from Prof Pander 1890
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