Brocaded Scroll: Thirty-three Forms of Guanyin
Artist/maker unknown, Chinese
Geography:
Made in China, Asia
Date:
18th centuryMedium:
Silk plain weave with silk and metallic brocading wefts mounted on silk and metallic complex weaveDimensions:
7 feet 3/4 inches × 32 3/8 inches (215.3 × 82.2 cm)Curatorial Department:
Costume and TextilesObject Location:
1929-40-249Credit Line:
Purchased with Museum funds from the Simkhovitch Collection, 1929
Made in China, Asia
Date:
18th centuryMedium:
Silk plain weave with silk and metallic brocading wefts mounted on silk and metallic complex weaveDimensions:
7 feet 3/4 inches × 32 3/8 inches (215.3 × 82.2 cm)Curatorial Department:
Costume and TextilesObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:1929-40-249Credit Line:
Purchased with Museum funds from the Simkhovitch Collection, 1929
Label:
The twenty-fifth chapter of the Lotus Sutra, one of the most popular sacred texts in the Buddhist canon, describes thirty-three specific forms that Guanyin can assume to assist other beings seeking salvation.
The twenty-fifth chapter of the Lotus Sutra, one of the most popular sacred texts in the Buddhist canon, describes thirty-three specific forms that Guanyin can assume to assist other beings seeking salvation.
