清代康熙(1678年)漆金鎏金檀木雕观音菩萨坐像(纽约大都会博物馆)

尺寸:H. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm); W. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); D. 2 in. (5.1 cm)
年代:清代 康熙, datable to1678
质地:檀木 木雕漆金鎏金 Sandalwood with lacquer and gilding, single-woodblock construction
风格:中原
来源:纽约大都会博物馆
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Like many Buddhist sculptures, this one originally contained, in its hollow interior, a paper dedication inscribed with the patron’s wishes. Though the bodhisattva does not take the outward form of Guanyin the Bringer of Sons, the inscription expresses the patron’s hope for a male heir(求子): “The [Buddhist] believers Kong Xishan and his wife wholeheartedly commission the carving of this golden-bodied Guanyin in order to entreat [Guanyin] to fulfill our wishes that we may live together to old age and have a fine son soon.”