Embroidery of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva by Jin Shufang; Ming dynasty, dated 1595
Jin Shufang
CHINA; Ming dynasty
Jin Shufang was an embroidery artist. Her well-known piece, Embroidery of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, is currently retained at the Palace Museum in Beijing. The intricately embroidered image features a combination of over ten complex sewing techniques. Central to the artwork is the figure of a seated Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, leaning on a rock. Both of Avalokitesvara’s eyes gaze down at a set of dragons emerging from the water below, while Skanda observes cautiously from behind the rock.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People, page 120.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Jin Shufang." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People , vol. 19, 2016, pp. 120.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Stefanie Pokorski, Yichao, Mankuang, and Miaohsi. 2016. "Jin Shufang" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People , 19:120.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Pokorski, S., Yichao, Mankuang, & Miaohsi.. (2016). Jin Shufang. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People (Vol. 19, pp. 120).
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