ID: 700008606 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008606	Record Type: Movable Work
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Guanyin, Bodhisattva of Compassion (sculpture (visual works); unknown Chinese; early 12th century; Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts, ...; 20.590)

Note: Guanyin is the Bodhisattva of Compassion, represented in the pose of “royal ease” and richly ornamented. A Bodhisattva is one who has attained enlightenment, but chooses to remain among humankind to help others achieve it.

Titles:

Guanyin, Bodhisattva of Compassion (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

sculpture (visual works) [300047090] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

Classifications:

sculptures (preferred)

Creation Date: early 12th century

Creator Display:

unknown Chinese [preferred,VP]

artists unknown Chinese (Chinese cultural designation) [500125222]

Locations:

Current: Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts, United States) [500305147] Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 20.590

Credit Line: Hervey Edward Wetzel Fund

Address Note: Paul and Helen Bernat Galleries (Gallery 274)

Display Materials: wood (Paulownia tomentosa) with polychrome and gilding

	polychromy [300247962]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <additive and joining processes and techniques>, coloring (process))

	gilding (technique) [300053789]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <additive and joining processes and techniques>, <surface covering processes and techniques>, metallizing)

	kiri (wood) [300395509]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, plant material, <wood and wood by product>, wood (plant material), <wood by composition or origin>, hardwood)

Dimensions: 141 x 88 x 88 cm (55 1/2 x 34 5/8 x 34 5/8 in.)

Cultures:

Chinese (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Jin (Six Dynasties, culture, style, and period) [300018398] (preferred,N/A)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Asian, East Asian, Chinese (culture or style), Chinese dynastic styles and periods, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Six Dynasties)

General Subject:

religion and mythology (preferred)

human figures

Specific Subjects:

	Guanyin [901001278]
	.....((Buddhist characters, Buddhist iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	man (male human) [300025928]
	.....(Agents Facet, People (hierarchy name), people (agents), <people by gender or sex>) (AAT)

	royal ease [300391241]
	.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), multidisciplinary concepts, body position, pose, asana (position)) (AAT)

	compassion [300393159]
	.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), social science concepts, psychological concepts, emotion, positive emotions) (AAT)

	bodhisattva [300264360]
	.....(Agents Facet, People (hierarchy name), people (agents), <people by occupation>, <people in the humanities>, <people in religion and related occupations>, people in religion) (AAT)

Provenance: By 1920, Yamanaka and Company, New York; 1920, sold by Yamanaka and Co. to the MFA for $50,000 [see note]. (Accession Date: March 4, 1920) Note: Total price for 20.590-20.592.

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: carvings and sculptures

Sources and Contributors:
Guanyin, Bodhisattva of Compassion	........ [VP]
	........ Museum of Fine Arts, Boston [online] (2003-)

Subject: ....... [VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Museum of Fine Arts, Boston [online] (2003-)