Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara (M.C. 8773)

Author(s): anonymous, sculptor production date: between 386 and 534 dating in century: 6th century type(s) of object(s): china, sculpture, beliefs - customs - cults - ceremonies name(s): transi materials and techniques: stone location(s) of execution/production: longmen dimensions - artwork: height: 43. 5cm width: 26cm depth: 7. 5cm themes / subjects / places represented: bodhisattva person / character depicted: guanyin 觀音 (ch. , buddhist mythology) acquisition method: manual donation name of donor, testator, seller: glotz, marguerite date of acquisition: 1957 institution: cernuschi museum, museum of asian arts of the city of paris inventory number: m. C. 8773. Object Type: statue, sculpture. Genre: statue. Date: between 386 and 534. Place of creation: Northern Wei. Dimensions: height: 43.5 cm (17.1 in) ; width: 26 cm (10.2 in) ; depth: 7.5 cm (2.9 in). Medium: stone. Collection: Musée Cernuschi.