Guanyin seated on a lotus throne with two servants, anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1724

Guanyin seated on a lotus throne with two servants, anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1724

formed, h 28.3cm × l 20.5cm × w 9.2cm More details

Around the 11th century in China, the originally male god Guanyin was transformed into the female goddess of compassion. Here we see her seated in a cave with two servants. On the left is Longnu, the granddaughter of a Dragon King. He sent her to Guanyin bearing a precious pearl in gratitude for saving his son. Longnu decided to stay as a follower of Guanyin.

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Identification

Title(s)

Guanyin seated on a lotus throne with two servants
Figure of Guanyin seated on a lotus throne against a rocky wall

Object type

Object number

AK-NM-12467

Description

Beeld van porselein op opengewerkt voetstuk, beschilderd op biscuit in groen, geel en bruin. Figuur van Guanyin rijzend uit kolkende golven, zittend op een lotustroon tegen een muur van opengewerkte rotsen met bamboetakken; in de golven een vaas voor een karper; aan weerszijden van Guanyin een vrouw op een lotusbloem en een man met gevouwen handen (adoranten); een mandorla boven het hoofd van Guanyin. Email sur biscuit.

Creation

Artist

anonymous

Place

Dating

c. 1700 - c. 1724

School / style

Qing-dynasty (1644-1912) / Kangxi-period (1662-1722) / Yongzheng-period (1723-1735)

Material and Technique

Material

Technique

formed / fired / paint / vitrification

Measurements

height 28.3 cm
length 20.5 cm × width 9.2 cm

Subject

Who

Guan Yin

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt

Acquisition

purchase 1919

Copyright

Documentation

Famille verte : Chinese porcelain in green enamels, Christiaan Jan Adriaan Jörg, Mark Poysden, p. 120, cat.nr. 108
Chinese ceramics in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam : the Ming and Qing dynasties, p. 184, cat.nr. 204

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