Painted Porcelain Guanyin Figurine in a Yellow Dress and Holding a Flower

Ceramic

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L.T. Jordan Institute for International Awareness

Guanyin porcelain figurine.: Image of the painted white porcelain figurine dressed in a yellow robe and red shawl. The figurine is standing on a green leaf and is holding a gold lotus blossom.
Guanyin porcelain figurine.

Image of the painted white porcelain figurine dressed in a yellow robe and red shawl. The figurine is standing on a green leaf and is holding a gold lotus blossom.

Name/Title

Painted Porcelain Guanyin Figurine in a Yellow Dress and Holding a Flower

Entry/Object ID

JI2025000393

Description

Painted white porcelain woman holding flower in a yellow robe. It depicts the Chinese Buddhist goddess of mercy, Guanyin (also spelled Quan Ying and Kwan Yin in Burmese). Guanyin is the physical embodiment of compassion and is often depicted holding a lotus blossom flower and gilded with a gold robe, as seen in this piece.

Context

The figurine was given to the Jordans by Chinese workmen that came to work at the Kuwait Oil Company during the 1950s.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

China

Continent

Asia