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Kuanyin: O.33 & A-1991

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Kuanyin

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Description

Bronze seated figure of Kuanyin. The goddess sits with her right leg extended, and her left leg bent. Her left arm rests on a rock, on which there is an ewer and a stylised tree surmounted by a bird.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger in 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust in 1991

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991-04-29) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Project

  • Sculpture UK

Components of the work

Plinth Depth 13.5 cm Height 4.3 cm Width 28 cm
Sculpture Depth 18 cm Height 21.5 cm Width 27.5 cm

Materials used in production

Bronze

Techniques used in production

Casting (process)

Identification numbers

Accession number: O.33 & A-1991
Primary reference Number: 71021
External ID: CAM_CCF_O_33_1991

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 22 April 2024

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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