明洪武十八年 彩繪木雕水月觀音菩薩像（柳木胎）, Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara in Water Moon Form (Shuiyue Guanyin), dated 1385

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明洪武十八年 彩繪木雕水月觀音菩薩像（柳木胎）, Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara in Water Moon Form (Shuiyue Guanyin), Ming dynasty (1368–1644), dated 1385, China, Wood (willow) with gesso and traces of pigment; single woodblock construction, Overall (without base): H. 30 1/4 in. ( cm); W. 18 in. ( cm) ; D. 13 1/2 in. ( cm), Sculpture, This powerful figure belongs to a small group of wooden sculptures that can be securely dated, owing to an inscription that also provides rare information regarding its production and intended use. The inscription appears on the interior surface of a removable panel in the figure’s back that gives access to a chamber that once contained consecratory material

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