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Eleven-headed Guanyin, Bodhisattva of Compassion


唐石雕十一面觀音
Chinese
Tang dynasty
7th century A.D.

Medium/Technique Carved limestone
Dimensions 117.7 x 27.9 cm (46 5/16 x 11 in.)
Credit Line Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession Number06.1905
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsSculpture

ProvenanceTemple of Baoqingsi, Shaanxi, China. 1906, purchased in Japan by Okakura Kakuzo (b. 1862 - d. 1913) for the MFA for 1600 yen. (Accession Date: December 13,1906)