Wooden Guanyin sitting with Dragon

2239
L: 45 W: 35 H: 70
Wood
Shanxi province, China
Newly made

Wooden statue of Guanyin, sitting on a dragon. Right arm leaning on uplifted right knee. Left hand supported on rock. Very fine details. Handmade, antiquated look. Guanyin is the bodhisattva (usually as a female) associated with compassion as venerated by East Asian Buddhists. The dragon is Suān Ní 狻猊, a creature that likes to sit down, and is represented upon the bases of Buddhist idols (under the Buddhas’ or Bodhisattvas’ feet). One of the nine sons of the Chinese dragon.

Log in to buy this product or see a lot more like this one!


    Contact us

    Would you like to receive a newsletter?