隋 青銅鎏金觀音菩薩像, Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), Sui dynasty (581–618), late 6th century, China, Gilt bronze; piece-mold cast, H. 17 1/4 in. (43.8 cm); W. 5 in. (12.7 cm); D. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm), Sculpture, This sculpture is one of the earliest known examples of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara holding a willow branch. The willow, which later becomes standard in the imagery of Avalokiteshvara, is associated with healing
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隋 青銅鎏金觀音菩薩像, Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, Guanyin, Sui dynasty, 581–618, late 6th century, China, Gilt bronze, piece-mold cast, H, 17 1/4, 43.8 cm, W, 5, 12.7, D, 4 7/8, 12.4, Sculpture, sculpture, earliest, examples, bodhisattva, holding, willow branch, willow, later becomes, standard, imagery, Avalokiteshvara, associated, healing
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