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Kuanyin
Production: Unknown
Bronze seated figure of Kuanyin. The goddess sits with her right leg extended, and her left leg bent. Her left arm rests on a rock, on which there is an ewer and a stylised tree surmounted by a bird.
Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger in 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust in 1991
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991-04-29) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
Plinth
Depth 13.5 cm
Height 4.3 cm
Width 28 cm
Sculpture
Depth 18 cm
Height 21.5 cm
Width 27.5 cm
Accession number: O.33 & A-1991
Primary reference Number: 71021
External ID: CAM_CCF_O_33_1991
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Kuanyin" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/71021 Accessed: 2024-04-30 13:31:07
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Accession Number: OC.23-1938
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