Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin)

dated 1282 · Sculpture

Can I see it?

Yes, on view now

Where is “Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin)” now? The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gallery 208, New York. Yes, on view now. Checked September 29, 2026.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, United States

Room208

Open now· until 5:00 PM

On public display.

Checked: 12 days ago
In this state since: Sep 26, 2026
Source: The museum

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Details

Accession number: 34.15.1a, b

What it shows

Buddhism Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattvas

In the catalog

Sculpture Wood Middle Ages Before 1400 China

Sources

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Image: The Metropolitan Museum of Art — Open Access (CC0)

In the same room · Gallery 208, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Museum page

Skanda (Chinese Weituo), early 17th century

Arhat (Luohan), ca. 1000

Buddha, probably Amitabha, early 7th century

Buddha Maitreya (Mile), dated 486 (10th year of Taihe reign)

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara of the Lion's Roar, or Simhanada Avalokiteshvara (Shi Hou Guanyin), late 15th–early 17th century

Pilgrim Sudhana (Shancai tongzi), late 15th–early 17th century

Dragon Girl (Longnü), 1641

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara in Water Moon Form (Shuiyue Guanyin), dated 1385