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Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin)
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Gilt bronze, Tang dynasty (618–907), China
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Fletcher Fund 1933
Title: Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin)
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Gilt bronze, Tang dynasty (618–907), China.
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