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Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva

CHINA; Dated 1962; By Pu Ru; Line drawing on paper; Fo Guang Shan Monastery, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

This work was painted by Pu Ru, a member of the last Imperial family of the Qing dynasty (1644-1911) of China, just a year before he passed away. An inscription on the bottom right states the name of the artist, the date (October of 1962), as well as the purpose of this painting: it was done in memory of his mother Lady Xiang and his wife Luo Qingyuan.
　 Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, standing on clouds, wears a headdress made of flowers with a Buddha image on the front. There is a calm expression on the round face of the Bodhisattva. Both hands are held together in front of the stomach. The robe is articulated with U-shaped lines; each fold and crease is depicted with rippled water" lines (painted with a quivering brush)

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