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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1950.155
Title
Standing Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Guanyin Pusa)
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture, figurine
Date
late 6th cent. - early 7th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Sui dynasty, 581-618
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/203615

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gilt bronze; with spurious inscription on pedestal and on back of the halo
Dimensions
H. 29.5 x W. 9.5 x D. 8.3 cm (11 5/8 x 3 3/4 x 3 1/4 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Arthur Sachs
Accession Year
1950
Object Number
1950.155
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • W. Chie Ishibashi, "East Asian Buddhist Bronzes: A Comparative Analytical Study and a Preliminary Report" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, August 1977), Unpublished, passim

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2740 Buddhist II, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/29/2021 - 07/17/2022

Verification Level

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