Figurine

Museum number:
9-8332a-g
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21098332a@2dg
Accession number:
Acc.2405
Description:
figurine of Kwan-yin in white porcelain; 5 prs. of arms, 3 pairs of which are detached (b-g); upper pair of hands in 'namaskara mudra', lower pair in 'dhyana mudra' holding jewel; other hands hold wheel, 'ghanta', sword, scroll; ht. 28.2 cm.
Donor:
University Art Museum (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
China att.
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
before 1968
Materials:
Porcelain (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines and Porcelain (visual works)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1968
Context of use:
household or personal use
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
height 28.2 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Figurine, accession number 9-8332a-g, described as figurine of Kwan-yin in white porcelain; 5 prs. of arms, 3 pairs of which are detached (b-g); upper pair of hands in 'namaskara mudra', lower pair in 'dhyana mudra' holding jewel; other hands hold wheel, 'ghanta', sword, scroll; ht. 28.2 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Figurine, accession number 9-8332a-g, described as figurine of Kwan-yin in white porcelain; 5 prs. of arms, 3 pairs of which are detached (b-g); upper pair of hands in 'namaskara mudra', lower pair in 'dhyana mudra' holding jewel; other hands hold wheel, 'ghanta', sword, scroll; ht. 28.2 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Figurine, accession number 9-8332a-g, described as figurine of Kwan-yin in white porcelain; 5 prs. of arms, 3 pairs of which are detached (b-g); upper pair of hands in 'namaskara mudra', lower pair in 'dhyana mudra' holding jewel; other hands hold wheel, 'ghanta', sword, scroll; ht. 28.2 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 9-8332a-g, described as figurine of Kwan-yin in white porcelain; 5 prs. of arms, 3 pairs of which are detached (b-g); upper pair of hands in 'namaskara mudra', lower pair in 'dhyana mudra' holding jewel; other hands hold wheel, 'ghanta', sword, scroll; ht. 28.2 cm.

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