Guanyin of the Lion's Roar
Guanyin of the Lion's Roar
Guanyin of the Lion's Roar
Guanyin of the Lion's Roar

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Guanyin of the Lion's Roar,

mid 18th century

Anonymous
Chinese
Qing dynasty, 1644–1912
y1942-34

Information

Title
Guanyin of the Lion's Roar
Dates

mid 18th century

Maker
Anonymous
Medium
Sheet; ink rubbing on paper
Dimensions
Painting: 82.8 × 31.5 cm (32 5/8 × 12 3/8 in.) Mount: 109 x 45.5 cm. (42 15/16 x 17 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Frederick Peterson Collection, Gift of William Bingham II
Object Number
y1942-34
Place Made

Asia, China

Inscription
Left: [觀音像贊] 梵像西來其數無萬無萬即一非一非二佛妙察智是為觀音大慈大悲普門普度此浮玉山獨峙揚子徃來瞻依恆資䕶佑風恬浪靜福徳無涯 乾隆庚子仲春月御識 Right: 大江東去中流一柱落伽普陀是一是二菩薩神通真清淨觀廣大智慧悲觀慈觀施[無]畏力修智方便以妙大雲普樹法雨利益眾生福聚無量 乾隆壬午仲春月御識 [Recorded in the Jinsan zhi 金山志, which says that Qianlong wrote this on paper in 1756. 乾隆丙子嘉平月伐藏經紙書在]
Marks/Labels/Seals
“Qian” 乾, round relief (on each inscription) “Long” 隆, sq. relief (on each inscription)
Culture
Chinese
Period
Ming, Qing
Type
chinese painting styles, rubbings, scroll paintings, hanging scrolls
Materials
ink, paper
Techniques
rubbing
Subject
figures (representations), dragons, religious art, mythology, Buddhism, cranes, women

pre-1930 Dr. Frederick Peterson (New York, NY), acquired in New York, NY between ca. 1910–1929.

1930s William Bingham II, 1879-1955 (Bethel, ME), acquired in 1930s (possibly at time of Peterson’s death in 1938).

1930s–1942 William Bingham II (Bethel, ME), sold to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1942.

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