Dehua: Statuette of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
Porcelain
Dehua: Statuette of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
CHINA, Fujian, Quanzhou
Made in Dehua, this statuette of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva has a high headdress with a stole that flows down over the shoulders. The Bodhisattva has a slim build and wears a heavy necklace. The right hand holds a ruyi (wish-fulfilling talisman) while the left hand hangs down. A robe hangs down naturally with thick folds over the lower legs. The translucent porcelain effectively portrays the serenity, dignity, and compassion of Avalokitesvara.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 56.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Dehua: Statuette of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 56.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Dehua: Statuette of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:56.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Dehua: Statuette of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 56).
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