1919,0101,0.201

Description

Scope and content : Ch. lv. 0035. Linen painting with Chin. inscr., showing Avalokiteśvara, standing. Green linen border (except at bottom); good condition. Pose and emblems as in *Ch. 0052, but workmanship much better, and fig., dress, and coiffure of ‘Chinese Buddhist’ type (as in *Ch. 002). No Dhyāni-buddha, but Stūpa in front of tiara. Colouring salmon-red, yellow, olive-green, and dark grey. Inscr. contains only salutation to Kuan-yin. (With border) 4′ 5½″ × 2′ 2″.