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Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara of the Lion's Roar, or Simhanada Avalokiteshvara (Shi Hou Guanyin)
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Wood (poplar) with pigment; single-woodblock construction, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), China
Rights: Public Domain
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Purchase The Dillon Fund Gift in honor of Brooke Astor 2000
Title: Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara of the Lion's Roar, or Simhanada Avalokiteshvara (Shi Hou Guanyin)
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Wood (poplar) with pigment; single-woodblock construction, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), China.
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