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Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), 8th century

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin)

8th century · Sculpture

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Yes, on view now

Where is “Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin)” now? The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gallery 207, New York. Yes, on view now. Checked October 12, 2026.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, United States

Room207

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Accession number
42.25.27a, b

What it shows

BuddhismAvalokiteshvaraBodhisattvas

In the catalog

SculptureBronzeBefore 1400China

Sources

In the same room · Gallery 207, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Museum page
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