Avalokiteshvara of the Lion's Roar (Shi Hou Guanyin), Ming dynasty wood sculpture

A carved and painted wooden figure of a seated bodhisattva rests one hand on a crouching lion beside him, which turns its head toward the viewer. The figure wears a long flowing robe and necklace, with faded pigment and weathered surfaces visible across the wood on a rectangular stone-like base.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 15th–early 17th century

Medium

Wood (poplar) with pigment; single-woodblock construction

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

2912 × 3880 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, The Dillon Fund Gift, in honor of Brooke Astor, 2000