The Guanyin of the Southern Sea, from the 11th-12th century, is the centerpiece of the museum's Chinese collection and heralded as the finest sculpture of its kind outside of China.
- Acrylic surface and die cut
Dimensions: 4.25” x 3”
Guanyin of the Southern Sea, Chinese, Liao (907-1125) or Jin dynasty (1115-1234), Wood with multiple layers of paint, Overall: 95 × 66 × 43 1/2 inches (241.3 × 167.64 × 110.49 cm), Purchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust, 34-10