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Carved Marble Head of Guanyin - PF.2539
Origin: Burma
Circa: 18
th
Century AD
to 19
th
Century AD
Dimensions:
13.25" (33.7cm) high
Collection: Southeast Asian
Medium: Marble
$8,000.00
Location: United States
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| Description |
Noted for her extreme kindness, Guanyin is an
ancient Boddhisattva. In the Buddhist religion,
Boddhisattvas are beings who have attained
enlightenment, but renounce the goal of nirvana,
a state characterized by freedom from pain,
suffering, worry and the external world. Instead
these benevolent Boddhisattvas minister eternally
to relieve the suffering of all creatures, like
archangels, passing from the remote heaven to
the world of men. Indeed, this sculpted marble
image of the head of the Boddhisattva Guanyin
emanates an otherworldliness that bespeaks of
spirited compassion and kindness. The Burmese
artist who created this sculpture captures
through skillful carving a beautiful image, her
serene face radiating devotion and tenderness.
As we behold this sensitive work of sculpted art
we are at once elevated to a height of aesthetic
and spiritual awareness that transcends the
earthly boundaries of mortal man.
- (PF.2539)
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