Period:Ming dynasty Production date:16thC-17thC
Materials:ivory
Technique:carved
Subjects:bodhisattva buddhism lotus
Dimensions:Height: 18.70 centimetres
Description:
Carved ivory figure of Guanyin holding a infant boy on her left arm, known as ‘the sender of sons’. Guanyin wears long robes and a scarf on her head, holding a rosary in her right hand. The boy holds a lotus bud in his right hand and Buddhist sutra in his left.
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![图片[2]-figure BM-2018-3005.18-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Ming dynasty/43/mid_P1010384.jpg)
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Materials:ivory
Technique:carved
Subjects:bodhisattva buddhism lotus
Dimensions:Height: 18.70 centimetres
Description:
Carved ivory figure of Guanyin holding a infant boy on her left arm, known as ‘the sender of sons’. Guanyin wears long robes and a scarf on her head, holding a rosary in her right hand. The boy holds a lotus bud in his right hand and Buddhist sutra in his left.
IMG
![图片[2]-figure BM-2018-3005.18-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Ming dynasty/43/mid_P1010384.jpg)
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