Chinese Painting of Guanyin, Qing Dynasty

Chinese Painting of Guanyin, Qing Dynasty Depicting Guanyin, goddess of compassion and mercy, ink and polychrome pigment on cloth, apparently unsigned. Framed. Approximate dimensions: Sight: 45 1/2 x 22 3/4 in. (115.6 x 57.8 cm.); Frame: 50 3/8 x 27 3/4 x 1 1/8 in. (128 x 70.5 x 2.9 cm.) Provenance: Sold at Potomack Company, Alexandria, VA, "February Cornucopia Auction", February 24, 2021, lot 209.Other Notes: Guanyin originated in India as a male bodhisattva named Avalokiteshvara, gradually morphing into an androgynous or female figure as Buddhism spread into East Asia.

Estimate:£447.84

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