Child-giving Guanyin
Item number 3510/7 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Shiwan style pottery figure of the goddess Guanyin, the Buddhist bodhisattva of mercy in female form wearing long flowing priestess robes, glazed in celadon. She is standing and wearing a long, full light blue hooded robe, holding a baby boy in her left arm. She wears a golden brown headdress, with green gems, and a matching necklace. Figure is hollow. Interior has maker’s seal, impressed signature, and is signed by the artist.
History Of Use
Shiwan ware (石灣窯)is a type of pottery from the Shiwanzen Subdistrict (石灣鎮街道) of the city of Foshan, near Guangzhou, Guangdong (广东省), China. 石灣 (Shiwan) is also sometimes transliterated as Shekwan.
Narrative
Purchased by the donor in 1981 at an exhibition of Shiwan pottery in Hong Kong.
Item History
- Made by Chong Chia (Maker) in Shiwan, Guangdong, China during 1981
- Collected in Hong Kong, China during 1981
- Owned by Laura Yu before June 30, 2021
- Received from Laura Yu (Donor) on June 30, 2021
What
- Name
- Child-giving Guanyin
- Identification Number
- 3510/7
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- clay, glaze and paint
- Overall
- height 43.2 cm, width 20.6 cm, depth 18.4 cm
Where
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Creator
- Chong Chia (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Laura Yu
- Received from
- Laura Yu (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- during 1981
- Collection Date
- during 1981
- Ownership Date
- before June 30, 2021
- Acquisition Date
- on June 30, 2021
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3510/0007
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