The Bodhisattva Guanyin Standing on a Lotus Pedestal
- Name
- Unknown (Artist)
- Title
- The Bodhisattva Guanyin Standing on a Lotus Pedestal
- Abstract
- Although this figure was formerly dated to the Ming dynasty, technical study of the sculpture led to the discovery of gold in the pink glass gem. This suggests coloring using colloidal gold, a technique imported into China by the Jesuits in the early Qing dynasty during the Yongzheng reign (1723-1735).
- Accession Number
- S3829
- Format
- objects; sculpture (visual works); woodwork (general works)
- Culture
- Chinese (culture or style)
- Genre
- Figures (representations); Religious art
- Origin Information
- China
- Date
- 1368-1912
- Physical Description
- 1 figure ; 33 3/4 x 8 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. (85.7 x 21.6 x 21 cm)
- Note (Period)
- Ming or Qing dynasty
- Note (Medium/support)
- Wood with polychromy and glass cabochon gems
- Note (Ownership)
- Sackler Collections
- Library Location
- Art Properties, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
- Catalog Record
- 12005032
- Also In
- Art Properties -- Columbia’s Art Collection Online
- Copyright Status
- No Copyright - United States
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-s1m5-9d82