清乾隆 滿繡十一面觀音唐卡 Eleven-headed bodhisattva Guanyin

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清乾隆 滿繡十一面觀音唐卡
Eleven-headed bodhisattva Guanyin

描述

The central figure in this magnificent embroidery is eleven-headed Guanyin, one of many manifestations of the compassionate bodhisattva. The eleven heads symbolize steps on the path to enlightenment.

This hanging illustrates the highest achievement of imperial Qing embroidery works of the eighteenth century. The embroidery features elaborate details. These include one thousand arms encircling Guanyin’s body with an eye in the center of the palm of each hand. An ink inscription on the object’s back panel indicates it was created in 1778 under the third Changkya Khutukhtu (1717–86), a Mongolian Tibetan Buddhist representative at the Qing court.

時間點

1778

格式

Medium: Silk and metal thread embroidery
Dimensions: Overall: 56 x 33 1/2 in. (142.2 x 85.1 cm)

授予版權的日期

Bequest of William Christian Paul, 1929

出處

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/68530
Eleven-Headed Guanyin