Chang Cong made a bronze gilded Avalokitesvara statue

[Chang Cong made the bronze statue of Avalokitesvara]

The bronze statue of Avalokitesvara, made by Chang Cong in the third year of the Kaihuang reign of the Sui Dynasty (583), is 18.5 cm high
The bodhisattva leans forward slightly, wears a wreath of flowers and vines, and hangs his shoulders. The eyes are slender, the nose is high, and the face is dignified and kind. There is a tenon at the back of the head, and the original light has been lost. The right hand bends its elbow upward and holds the willow branch with the palm facing outward, so it is also known as the willow branch Avalokitesvara, and the left hand hangs down to carry the clean bottle. The bodhisattva wears a collar on his neck and a wreath on his body. The silk drapery crosses the shoulders, with one end hanging from the left shoulder around the abdomen around the right arm, and the other end hanging from the right shoulder around the knee around the left arm. She wore a long skirt with the waist turned out, and stood barefoot on the lotus platform with the waist folded up. The inscription below the seat is inscribed on the overcast line: “On September 28, the third year of Kaihuang’s reign, Guimao, the disciple of Buddha Chang Cong made a statue of Avalokitesvara for Wang Jingming”. This statue is well cast and is the work with high artistic level in the Sui Dynasty Avalokitesvara