Guanyin as the Nine-Lotus Bodhisattva, 九蓮観音菩薩像, Unidentified Artist Chinese, late 16th century, 1593

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Guanyin as the Nine-Lotus Bodhisattva, 九蓮観音菩薩像, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 1593, China, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Image: 72 3/8 × 44 1/8 in. ( × cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist Chinese, late 16th century, Many East Asian images of White-robed Guanyin (Japanese: Byakue Kannon) depict the bodhisattva in an idyllic setting meant to represent his abode in Potalaka (Japanese: Fudaraku). In this painting, made for a dowager empress in the Wanli era (1573–1615), Guanyin’s paradise is a Chinese palace garden

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Size: 3763px × 6096px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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