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Baiyi Temple Pagoda: Hairpin with Child-Granting Avalokitesvara

CHINA, Gansu, Lanzhou;Ming dynasty (1368–1644), dated 1632; Commissioned by Queen Xiong; Jade and gold; H: 6.5 cm;Lanzhou Museum, Gansu, China
The hairpin was recovered from the heavenly palace of Baiyi Temple Pagoda. It was made toward the end of the Ming dynasty.
　 A jade figurine of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva is affixed to the center of the gold hairpin. The Bodhisattva has an oval face. The head is covered with a stole and a robe is worn on the body. The Bodhisattva holds a child while riding a turtle above a lotus pedestal.

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