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"All Victorious" Guanyin Bodhisattva


Creation date: 1147-1172
Creation place: China

Other Information

Type: Copper Sculpture
Medium and Support: Copper
Credit Line: Museum purchase with funds provided by the Helen M. Towle Bequest
Accession Number: 1941.83
State/Province: Yunnan Province
Dimensions: 19 1/4 in. x 4 11/16 in. x 2 5/8 in. (48.9 cm x 11.91 cm x 6.67 cm)
Currently on view

Provenance

Kleijkamp, Inc., New York, New York (1940-1941 - November 7, 1941)

San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, California (November 7, 1941 - )

Label Copy

This rare and important sculpture is one of the few surviving works made at the request of Emperor Duan Zhengxing, who ruled the Dali Kingdom from 1147 to 1172. The inscription on the back states that it was made on behalf of two princesses for the sake of ensuring the prosperity and longevity of multitudinous sons. The stiff frontal stance, symmetrical robes, and ornate adornments impart a formal, hierarchical impression. There is, however, a human tenderness in the gentle face, and the body is fragile, youthful, and slender.
Last Updated: 9/7/2021

Exhibition

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

Early Chinese Art Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego , 9/12/1941 - 9/29/1941

Masterpieces of Ancient China Kleijkamp, Inc. , 10/19/1941 - 11/23/1941

Der Goldschatz der Drei Pagoden: Buddhistische Kunst des Nanzhao- und Museum Rietberg Zürich , 5/4/1991 - 9/15/1991

Art of East Asia San Diego Museum of Art , 2/3/2013 - 8/1/2013

Bibliography

This object has the following bibliographic references:

Lin-ts'an Li. A Study of the Nan-chao and Ta-li Kingdoms National Palace Museum. Taipei, Taiwan, 1982
Page Number: 70-73, 157, Figure Number: pl. II, A-G

Ms. Yu Sung. San Diego Museum of Art San Diego Museum of Art. San Diego, California, 1993
Page Number: 16, 40, 41, Figure Number: 41

Mr. Reginald Poland. A Catalogue of European Paintings, 1300-1870 San Diego Museum of Art. San Diego, California, 1947
Page Number: 12

Ms. Yu Sung. Selections from the Chinese Collection San Diego Museum of Art. San Diego, California, 1999
Page Number: 105, 114, 115, Figure Number: 115

The Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego Catalogue: San Diego Museum of Art. San Diego, California, 1960
Page Number: 130, 131, Figure Number: 131

Helen B. Chapin. Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies Harvard-Yenching Institute. Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1944
Page Number: 131-32, 137, 140, 142, Figure Number: 1, 2

Helen B. Chapin. Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies Harvard-Yenching Institute. Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1944
Page Number: 145, Figure Number: 1, 2

Helen B. Chapin. Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies Harvard-Yenching Institute. Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1944
Page Number: 146-47, Figure Number: 1, 2

Dr. Alfred Salmony, Ph.D.. Masterpieces of Ancient China, Kleijkamp, Inc.. New York, New York, 1941
Page Number: 32, 33-34, no. 95, Figure Number: 11

Dr. Albert Lutz. Der Goldschatz der Drei Pagoden: Museum Rietberg. Zürich, Suisse, 1991
Page Number: 15, 16, 17, Figure Number: 1 (detail and full)

Qiu Xuanchong . Der Goldschatz der Drei Pagoden: Museum Rietberg. Zürich, Suisse, 1991
Page Number: 25

Yü Chün-fang . Der Goldschatz der Drei Pagoden: Museum Rietberg. Zürich, Suisse, 1991
Page Number: 28

Angela Falco Howard. Der Goldschatz der Drei Pagoden: Museum Rietberg. Zürich, Suisse, 1991
Page Number: 40

Paul Jett. Der Goldschatz der Drei Pagoden: Museum Rietberg. Zürich, Suisse, 1991
Page Number: 68, 70, 71-72, 73-74

Der Goldschatz der Drei Pagoden: Museum Rietberg. Zürich, Suisse, 1991
Page Number: 164

Der Goldschatz der Drei Pagoden: Museum Rietberg. Zürich, Suisse, 1991
Page Number: 184

Der Goldschatz der Drei Pagoden: Museum Rietberg. Zürich, Suisse, 1991
Page Number: 188

Fine Chinese Ceramics, Paintings and Works of Art Christie's. New York, New York, March 22, 1999
Page Number: 60

Fine Chinese Archaic Bronzes, Ceramics and Works of Art Christie's. New York, New York, September 20, 2002
Page Number: 193

Dr. Don Bacigalupi and Ms. Rachel Evans. San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego Museum of Art. San Diego, California, 2003
Page Number: 13

Dr. Caron Smith. San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego Museum of Art. San Diego, California, 2003
Page Number: 38, Figure Number: 38

Woon Wee Teng. The Hidden Treasures of Nanzhao & Dali Kingdoms: With Other Artifacts From Yunnan Mainland Press Pte Ltd.. 2014
Page Number: 20, 23, 50, Figure Number: 1.16, 1.19a, A31

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