# Guanyin

- By: anonymous
- Date: 512
- Medium: bronze (metal), gilding (material)
- Classification: sculpture
- Dimensions: height 17.7 cm x width 7.5 cm x depth 4.5 cm
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/AK-RAK-1989-2--68210b39f4c122e8eac51803c4bdab8f)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/raVSF/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Guanyin is a bodhisattva, a Buddhist deity who obtained enlightenment. He stands on a lotus-shaped pedestal, the sides of which bear inscriptions marking the statue's date. The parallel folds in the drapery shows the influence of figurines stemming from India.