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Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin)

Leaded brass with pigment lost-wax cast, Qing dynasty (1644–1911) Qianlong period (1736–95), Tibet

Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Bequest of Kate Read Blacque in memory of her husband Valentine Alexander Blacque by exchange 1948

Title: Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin)

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Leaded brass with pigment lost-wax cast, Qing dynasty (1644–1911) Qianlong period (1736–95), Tibet.

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