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)
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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