Seated Guanyin Holding a Fly Whisk (Translation)
德化窰白釉拂塵觀音像 清早期 (Primary Title)
sculpture (Object Name)

attributed to, He Chaochun 何朝春, Chinese, 17th century (Artist)

17th century
Chinese
Dehua ware; porcelain with transparent glaze
5 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 2 in. (13.3 x 7.0 x 5.1 cm. cm)
85.1483

Bodhisattva Guanyin is an esteemed Buddhist deity worshiped at home and in the temple. This portable, hollowed figure, made of fine clay and fired with a sleek glaze, displays a lively expression as the figure holds a fly whisk, a symbolic tool for sweeping away ignorance and mental afflictions.


Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
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An impressed gourd-shaped mark
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Bequest of Forrest R. Brauer
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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