Kwanum, anonymous, 1300 - 1400

Kwanum, anonymous, 1300 - 1400

silk, h 130.0cm × w 60.0cm More details

Kwanum’s enormous size – he is known as bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, or Guanyin – accentuates his importance. Beneath that overwhelming and richly attired figure, the boy Sudhana appears in the corner as a small, humble supplicant. He has come to ask the god questions.

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