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尺寸：高约94cm
年代：北宋 10-11世纪
质地：木雕(地黄木胎)
风格：中原
来源：纽约大都会博物馆
参阅：外部链接
鉴赏：
两宋时期北方以陕北为代表、南方以四川为代表的中小型石窟兴起，除铜、石、瓷、木等雕塑作品外，关于两宋时代佛教题材的卷轴绘画。史料记载，尤其是传世实物都形成了相当的规模，成 研究此期造像艺术所不可或缺的珍贵遗存。造像题材上观音、文殊、普贤、地藏为代表的单尊菩萨像， 特别是深受禅宗影响的罗汉造像在这一时期极为流行。佛像发髻处的髻珠及袈裟处的纽、观音像头戴的观音兜、彩塑及木雕菩萨像的泼洒坐姿，个性鲜明的罗汉像及其十六尊的造像组合，都是宋代佛像的重要特征.

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin)

late 10th–early 11th century

It is rare to find a sculpture of Avalokiteshvara seated with his legs folded as if in meditation. He is most often shown standing or seated with one leg bent and the other pendent—a pose known as “royal ease.” One exception is when Avalokiteshvara appears in scenes of the Pure Land of the Buddha Amitabha. It is possible that this sculpture was part of such a composition.