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Mogao Cave 17: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva

CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Northern Song dynasty (960–1127); Commissioned by Xinqing and Yin Yuanchang; Ink and color on silk; 84.1 x 61.2 cm; Guimet Museum of Asian Art, Paris, France

In this 10th century painting, Avalokitesvara wears a unique crown composed of colorful circles topped with thin spires. The Bodhisattva stands on a lotus pedestal holding a vase and a lotus in the hands. Scenes from the Universal Gateway Chapter " of the Lotus Sutra are painted within a mountainous landscape around the Bodhisattva. Figures are shown being chased by villains

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