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The Bodhisattva Guanyin
Black ink on paper with paper backing
This is a rubbing of a relief in a Buddhist cave temple. The celestial Bodhisattva (Buddha-to-be) Guanyin, "he who hears the sufferings of humankind," is shown seated holding a flaskand a willow branch, in a design attributed to the great artist Wu Daozi, who lived in the 8th century
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Mr. and Mrs. Laurance P. and Isabel Roberts, Baltimore, Maryland; given to Walters Art Museum, 1990.
Measurements
Overall: 25 9/16 x 22 1/2 in. (65 x 57.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Laurance and Isabel Roberts, 1990
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
96.24