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尺寸：H. 107 cm W. 73.7 cm D. 33 cm
年代：明代
质地：木雕(杨木胎)
风格：中原
来源：纽约大都会博物馆
参阅：外部链接
鉴赏：
像水月观音一样，狮吼观音是观音菩萨的化身之一，“狮吼”是为了点化信众，这种观音11世纪发展于印度，12世纪传入中国。这尊观音骑在一头跪坐的狮子上面，狮头回望，显得更加亲昵。其姿势仍然与其它水月观音相仿，只是这尊观音像身体更加笔直，也更为消瘦，右手直接搭在膝盖上。这尊雕像并不很大，但在12尊观音像中最为端庄，面容更高贵，神情更为超然。如果说纳尔逊博物馆的那尊观音像最为优美，那这尊观音像最为典雅，最没有世俗之气。

Avalokiteshvara (the Bodhisattva of Compassion) and Manjushri (the Bodhisattva of Wisdom) are identifiable by the fact that both, at times, appear atop lions. As such, they are said to assume the form of Simhanada, or the Lion's Roar, which is a reference to the intensity of the moment of enlightenment. Here, the lion's recumbent pose and the bodhisattva's sidewise posture suggest that this sculpture represents Simhanada Avalokiteshvara, although the headdress does not bear the image of a seated Buddha, which is Avalokiteshvara's standard identifying attribute. Depictions of Simhanada Avalokiteshvara developed in India around the eleventh or twelfth century and appeared in China during the twelfth.