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Standing Guanyin
700s?
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
The statue is identified and dated by an inscription to 687. There is a marked restraint and stately elegance of the well-proportioned figure standing in a relaxed pose.
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- Title: Standing Guanyin
- Date Created: 700s?
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 170.8 cm (67 1/4 in.)
- Provenance: William Randolph Hearst; H. Kevorkian
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1966.364
- Medium: limestone
- Fun Fact: The statue retains a good deal of old polychrome.
- Department: Chinese Art
- Culture: China, Tang dynasty (618-907)
- Credit Line: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
- Collection: China - Tang Dynasty
- Accession Number: 1966.364
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