Kuan Yin Figurine
Unidentified Tang Dynasty maker, Chinese, 618 - 907
Tang Dynasty, 618-907
Bronze
Overall: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Evelyn A. and William B. Jaffe Fund
S.964.173.5
Geography
Place Made: Xi'an, China, East Asia, Asia
Period
500-1000
Object Name
Ceremonial Artifact
Research Area
Asia
Not on view
Inscriptions
Not signed.
Course History
History 72.04/Asian Societies, Cultures, & Languages 64.16, China to 1800, Yi Lu, Fall 2024
Publication History
William Willetts, Foundations of Chinese Art, New York, 1965.
Provenance
Frank Caro (1904-1980) Chinese Art, New York, New York; sold to present collection, 1964.
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