The bodhisattva of compassion: Avalokiteśvara or Guanyin. Gouache painting.

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47185i
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The bodhisattva of compassion: Avalokiteśvara or Guanyin. Gouache painting. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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This Buddhist deity has a male form (Avalokiteśvara) and a female form (Guanyin): depictions are sometimes ambiguous as to gender, as in this painting

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1 painting : gouache ; gouache 96.7 x 32.5 cm

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Wellcome Collection 47185i

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