Period:Qing dynasty Production date:18thC(early)
Materials:porcelain
Technique:moulded, carved, glazed,
Subjects:bodhisattva
Dimensions:Height: 91 centimetres Width: 30 centimetres Depth: 32 centimetres
Description:
Dehua ware porcelain figure of the Bodhisattva Guanyin, who is depicted here in the typical form, wearing long, flowing robes with beaded jewellery and holding a flask in her right hand. She stands on clouds, supported by crests of waves, a reference to her home in the Southern Ocean.
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Comments:Blurton, 1997:Guanyin is a sinocized, female version of the Indian male Bodhisattva Avalokiteś vara. As the Chinese Goddess of Mercy, Guanyin is all-compassionate and is revered as she has the power to save souls, and can also bestow fertility on those who esteem her. This domestic figure is one of the largest extant porcelain images of Guanyin made at the Dehua kilns, in southern China. Between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries, potters at Dehua produced numerous images of Buddhist and Daoist deities; also popular gods and goddesses. Some were worshipped on altars and in shrines, while others were given as presents to promote long life and happiness. Many images of Guanyin were exported to the West where they were interpreted as Mary, Mother of Christ, and appear on shipping lists as ‘Sancta Marias’.
Materials:porcelain
Technique:moulded, carved, glazed,
Subjects:bodhisattva
Dimensions:Height: 91 centimetres Width: 30 centimetres Depth: 32 centimetres
Description:
Dehua ware porcelain figure of the Bodhisattva Guanyin, who is depicted here in the typical form, wearing long, flowing robes with beaded jewellery and holding a flask in her right hand. She stands on clouds, supported by crests of waves, a reference to her home in the Southern Ocean.
IMG
Comments:Blurton, 1997:Guanyin is a sinocized, female version of the Indian male Bodhisattva Avalokiteś vara. As the Chinese Goddess of Mercy, Guanyin is all-compassionate and is revered as she has the power to save souls, and can also bestow fertility on those who esteem her. This domestic figure is one of the largest extant porcelain images of Guanyin made at the Dehua kilns, in southern China. Between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries, potters at Dehua produced numerous images of Buddhist and Daoist deities; also popular gods and goddesses. Some were worshipped on altars and in shrines, while others were given as presents to promote long life and happiness. Many images of Guanyin were exported to the West where they were interpreted as Mary, Mother of Christ, and appear on shipping lists as ‘Sancta Marias’.
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