Splendors of China’s Forbidden City:
The Glorious Reign of Emperor Qianlong

November 21, 2004–May 29, 2005, J. E. R. Chilton Galleries
   

Gold statue of seated four-armed Guanyin, the Goddess of Mercy
1748
Gold, turquoise, lapis, coral, silver, pearls, blue, pink and red stones,
glass, black, green, white and red pigments, mirrored glass
Height: 90 cm.
Height: 36”; Width: 19 ½”; Depth: 15”

Photo: © Palace Museum, Beijing

 
       
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