Costume and Textiles Brocaded Scroll: Thirty-three Forms of Guanyin Made in China, AsiaQing Dynasty (1644-1911), 18th century Artist/maker unknown, Chinese Silk plain weave with silk and metallic brocading wefts mounted on silk and metallic complex weave Currently not on view 1929-40-249 Purchased with Museum funds from the Simkhovitch Collection, 1929 |
LabelThe 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. |
