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  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Six Persimmons
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • Machig Labdrön
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • Budai
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • Buddhist Monk
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers,  fragment of a baluster
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • The Layman Huashang and Two Lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • Padmasambhava
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • Gazelle
  • The Four Excursions
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Hotei
  • State Oracle Garment
  • The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • The Arhats Panthaka, Gopaka, Nagasena, and Abheda

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • Travel Shrine
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • Standing Tara
  • Head of a Buddha
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • Bodhidharma
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Rectangular Coin
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • Stupa
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • Standing Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Stupa
  • Empress Jito,
from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • Head of a Monk
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Praying Priest
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion

Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion

This large wooden sculpture of the Bodhisattva Guanyin is captivating in its delicacy and elegance. His slim body with its narrow shoulders is enveloped in a flowing robe; his hair is tied up into a tall topknot. 

Originally, this Guanyin probably had a metal crown and earrings, now lost – as is the vase he once held in his hands. Traces of gold suggest that the statue was entirely gilded.

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