Chinese Buddhist deity

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Guanyin, 18th century
East Asia, China
Gilded bronze on a throne of lapis lazuli

Wise Collection
Donated by University of Dundee, 1993
Museum number 1993-313

In China the compassionate bodhisattva is known as Guanyin. She is seated on a rocky throne which refers to her residence on Potalaka mountain, one of the four sacred mountains in Chinese Buddhism.