Collection

Figure of goddess Kuan Yin, late Ming Period

Made:
1600-1900 in China
Cast bronze figure of Kuan Yin, goddess of mercy Cast bronze figure of Kuan Yin, goddess of mercy Cast bronze figure of Kuan Yin, goddess of mercy
Cast bronze figure of Kuan Yin, goddess of mercy Cast bronze figure of Kuan Yin, goddess of mercy Cast bronze figure of Kuan Yin, goddess of mercy

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Cast bronze figure of Kuan Yin, goddess of mercy
Science Museum Group
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Cast bronze figure of Kuan Yin, goddess of mercy
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Cast bronze figure of Kuan Yin, goddess of mercy
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Cast bronze figure of Kuan Yin, goddess of mercy, holding a bird and ambroisal gourd, Chinese, possibly late Ming Period, 1600-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A658058
Materials:
complete and bronze
Measurements:
overall: 260 mm x 145 mm x 110 mm,
type:
statue

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