Bodhisattva, probably Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), Northern Qi dynasty, c. 550--60

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Cristian Violatti
by Smarthistory
published on 04 April 2014

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Bodhisattva, probably Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), Northern Qi dynasty, c. 550—60, Shanxi Province, China, sandstone with pigments, 13-3/4 feet / 419.1 cm high (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

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