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Guanyin Series #2

MOA: University of British Columbia

3082/4

Watercolour and ink painting of Guanyin, Buddhist goddess of mercy, produced for the lunar New Year. The image shows Guanyin dressed in black and grey robes, with a gold headdress and elaborate necklace. She sits on the head of an elephant, reading a small book, in front of circles filled with geometiric linear patterns and blue and gold colouring. The painting is adhered to a long scroll of heavy paper covered in silk and attached to a black wood scroll bar. A brown ribbon is attached to the top of the scroll.

  • Type of Item painting
  • Culture Chinese
  • Measurements height 84.5 cm, width 47.0 cm (image) height 218.0 cm, width 75.0 cm, depth 4.2 cm (overall)
  • Creator Xingru Wang
  • Previous Owner April Liu
  • Received from April Liu
  • Made in Mianzhu
  • Creation Date during 2005
  • Ownership Date before October 27, 2014
  • Acquisition Date on October 27, 2014
  • Item Classes paintings; works on paper
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3082/0004

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