Kuan Yin the Goddess of Mercy and Compassion
Chinese School
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
Unknown
Materials
Amber and wood sculpture.
Measurements
315 x 136 x 110 mm
Order this imageCollection
Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 516578
Summary
Sculpture, reconstituted amber on wood, Kuan Yin the Goddess of Mercy and Compassion by Chinese School. Carving of Kuan Yin wearing loose robes on rockwork base, mounted as a lamp on blackwood base, (silk shade T/122)
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust by Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven (1896-1966) with the house and the rest of the contents.
Makers and roles
Chinese School, sculptor