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Guanyin and Child
(China )
In China, a form of Avalokiteshvara (Chinese: Guanyin) known as the “giver or bestower of children” was worshipped by mothers and those wishing to bear children. By the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Chinese representations of this form appear as a young, beautiful woman specifically holding a child, modeled after European Christian depictions of the Virgin Mary and Child.
Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
China (Place of Origin)
Measurements
11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
71.656