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Artworks
Asian Ivory Carving of Guanyin, 1880's
Ivory260 x 100 mmFurther images
A beautiful ivory tusk carving of GuanYin set inside of ivory mammoth tusk. The Goddess of Mercy she is a Bodhisattva motivated by supreme compassion. It is said she vowed...A beautiful ivory tusk carving of GuanYin set inside of ivory mammoth tusk. The Goddess of Mercy she is a Bodhisattva motivated by supreme compassion. It is said she vowed to end the suffering of all beings and if she couldn’t she would shatter into one thousand pieces.Provenance