Avalokitesvara, Bodhisattua of Compassion
Artist
TANG DYNASTY
Date8th century
MediumBronze
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of Mr. Allen Gerdau
Object number1955.5.1
DescriptionA bronze statue of the neuter god holding a vase of elixir in the left hand; a fly whisk or willow branch in the right; hair is done up in a jatamukuta which is a crown of hair in the ascetic style; it stand on a lotus pedestal which is in turn on an octagonal baseOn View
Not on viewCollections
Late 19th- 20th Century
18th century, maybe