“All Victorious“ Guanyin Bodhisattva

Artist Unknown, 1147--72 “All Victorious“ Guanyin Bodhisattva China, Yunnan province Size: 9 1/4 in. x 4 11/16 in. x 2 5/8 in. (48.9 cm x cm x cm) Museum purchase with funds provided by the Helen M. Towle Bequest 1941:83 Buddhist sculptures from southwestern China, like this example in the Museum’s collection, are exceptionally rare, especially when datable by inscription. The graceful standing figure can be identified as Guanyin, the bodhisattva of compassion, because of the figure of the