Guanyin (M.C. 4336), between 1800 and 1896

Author(s): anonymous production date: between 1800 and 1896 dating in century: 19th century type(s) of object(s): beliefs - customs - cults - ceremonies, sculpture, ceramics, china name(s): religious object, statuette materials and techniques: porcelain, casting, glaze = covered, colors - pigments place(s) of execution/production: jingdezhen dimensions - artwork: height: 33. 5cm width: 14. 8cm depth: 12. 4cm description: guanyin is shown standing. She is dressed in a long dress from which the tip of one foot extends. She is wearing a high bun whose locks are outlined in black which is covered with a long veil. Around her neck hangs a pearl necklace ending in a knot. She holds both her hands at waist level. She held a broken scroll in her right hand. The base is full. In the back circular hole to let cooking gases escape. Mode of acquisition: legacy name of donor, testator, seller: cernuschi, henri date of acquisition: 1896 institution: cernuschi museum, museum of asian arts of the city of paris inventory number: m. C. 4336. Object Type: sculpture. Genre: religious object. Date: between 1800 and 1896. Dimensions: height: 33.5 cm (13.1 in) ; width: 14.8 cm (5.8 in) ; depth: 12.4 cm (4.8 in). Medium: porcelain. Collection: Musée Cernuschi.