SACRED FIGURE
Guanyin
Compassionate attention.
Explore Guanyin through the forms represented in the collection, from seated meditation to willow-branch and many-armed compositions.
ICONOGRAPHY & CULTURAL MEANING
A figure with a story.
Explore the traditional associations and visual attributes of this figure.
Look at posture, attributes and surface details.
Compassionate attention.
Willow, vase, seated meditation and many-armed forms offer different visual expressions of compassionate attention.
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GET TO KNOW THE FIGURE
Posture, expression and detail.
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Identify the figure
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Read the expression
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