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  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • Empress Jito,
from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • Stupa
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • Buddha Shakyamuni

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • Standing Tara
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • The Layman Huashang and Two Lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Machig Labdrön
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • Bodhidharma
  • The Four Excursions
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Padmasambhava
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Head of a Buddha
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • Standing Buddha
  • Praying Priest
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers,  fragment of a baluster
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Six Persimmons
  • Travel Shrine
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Buddhist Monk
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • Gazelle
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • State Oracle Garment
  • The Arhats Panthaka, Gopaka, Nagasena, and Abheda

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Head of a Monk
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • Budai
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • Stupa
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
  • Rectangular Coin
  • Hotei
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
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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