Quan Yin Bust, Hand Carved In Jade, Chinese.

Quan Yin Bust, Hand Carved In Jade, Chinese.

In China, Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva is represented in female form and is known as Kuan Yin. Probably because of Kuan Yin's great compassion, a quality which is traditionally considered feminine, most of the bodhisattva's statues in China since the Tang Dynasty (A.D. 618 - 907) have appeared as female figures. In India, however, the bodhisattva is generally represented as a male figure.

Translated into Chinese, the name is "Kuan Shih Yin" or Quan Yin.

Item Code - JAD4B149HAE

Width: 1 1/2"  Height: 2 3/4"  Depth: 3/4"  Weight: 67 g