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Standing Guanyin

700s?

The Cleveland Museum of Art

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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