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Guanyin   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Hsü Yu-yüan
Title
Guanyin
Object type Classification: 94932
Description
English: Guanyin (Kuan Yin) as Kuo hai, porcelain with white glaze blanc de Chine or Te-hua ware. "Guanyin, worshipped by Buddhists and Daoists alike as a Goddess of Mercy, has been depicted in thousands of different versions. Small figures such as this were made for altars in homes and temples. The protectress of children …” source He LI, pp 259
Date 1941; Qing dynasty (1644-1912)-Chinese Dynasty and Reign Periods; 18th Century
Medium Glazing (coating)/coating (process)
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height: 600mm
weight: 3700g

notes: from applied arts catalogue card
institution QS:P195,Q758657
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1941.137
Place of creation Fukien
Exhibition history Display: Arts of Asia Gallery
Credit line Humphreys-Davies collection, gift of Captain George A Humphreys-Davies, 1941 (301) , collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1941.137, 26301, K460, K4785
Notes Museum Tag: Arts of asia
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