Kuan Yin Collection

Guanyin as the Nine-Lotus Bodhisattva, 1593. Creator: Unknown
Guanyin as the Nine-Lotus Bodhisattva, 1593

Kuanyin, the Goddess of Mercy, Temple Garden in Repulse Bay, Hong Kong, China

Statue of Kuan Yin the Goddess of Mercy, Kek Lok Si Temple, George Town, Penang Island, Malaysia

Guanyin with two accompanying figures. Creator: Chinese Master
Guanyin with two accompanying figures. Private Collection

Water-moon Avalokiteshvara, first half of the 14th century. Creator: Unknown
Water-moon Avalokiteshvara, first half of the 14th century. Goryeo dynasty (918-1392)

Taima Mandala, probably late 14th century. Creator: Unknown
Taima Mandala, probably late 14th century. Amida sits enthroned at the center of the mandala, flanked by the bodhisattvas Seishi and Kannon

Universal Gateway, Chapter 25 of the Lotus Sutra, dated 1257. Creator: Sugawara Mitsushige
Universal Gateway, Chapter 25 of the Lotus Sutra, dated 1257. Celebrating the merciful acts of the bodhisattva Kannon (Sanskrit: Avalokiteshvara)

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Dispensing Boons... early 12th century. Creator: Mahavihara Master
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Dispensing Boons: Folio from an Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Manuscript, early 12th century. Avalokiteshvara, bodhisattva of compassion

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Expounding the Dharma to a Devotee... early 12th century
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Expounding the Dharma to a Devotee: Folio from a Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Manuscript, early 12th century

White-Robed Kannon, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
White-Robed Kannon, ca. 1887

The Buddhist Triad, 1922. Creator: Unknown
The Buddhist Triad, 1922. The Saha Triad is a devotional motif in East Asian Buddhism showing the chief Buddha and bodhisattvas Gautama Buddha, Padmapani and Ksitigarbha

Cosmic Form of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Cosmic Form of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, 17th century

Eleven-Headed Avalokiteshvara, 16th century. Creator: Unknown
Eleven-Headed Avalokiteshvara, 16th century

Portrait of a Tibetan Monk, 12th century. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of a Tibetan Monk, 12th century. Wearing the robes of a Tibetan Buddhist monk, the individual depicted in this portrait was probably a teacher of the Kadampa order

The Buddhist God Hayagriva and his Consort, 13th-14th century. Creator: Unknown
The Buddhist God Hayagriva and his Consort, 13th-14th century

Amoghapasha Lokeshvara, 13th century. Creator: Unknown
Amoghapasha Lokeshvara, 13th century

The Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, 7th century. Creator: Unknown
The Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, 7th century

Nitta Shiro Tadatsune Entering a Cave with a Torch, 1886. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Nitta Shiro Tadatsune Entering a Cave with a Torch, 1886. From Yoshitoshi's Warriors Trembling with Courage

Eleven-Headed Avalokiteshvara (image 1 of 6), early 11th century. Creator: Unknown
Eleven-Headed Avalokiteshvara (image 1 of 6), early 11th century

The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, c.900. Creator: Unknown
The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, c.900

The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, 11th century. Creator: Unknown
The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, 11th century

Seated Avalokiteshvara (Kwanum), the Bodhisattva of Mercy, 15th-early 16th century. Creator: Unknown
Seated Avalokiteshvara (Kwanum), the Bodhisattva of Mercy, 15th-early 16th century

Kannon, 710-794 A.D.. Creator: Unknown
Kannon, 710-794 A.D

Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), the Bodhisattva of Compassion (image 4 of 7), Ming dynasty. Creator: Anon
Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), the Bodhisattva of Compassion (image 4 of 7), Ming dynasty

Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), the Bodhisattva of Compassion (image 7 of 7), Ming dynasty. Creator: Anon
Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), the Bodhisattva of Compassion (image 7 of 7), Ming dynasty

Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), the Bodhisattva of Compassion (image 5 of 7), Ming dynasty. Creator: Anon
Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), the Bodhisattva of Compassion (image 5 of 7), Ming dynasty

Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), the Bodhisattva of Compassion (image 3 of 7), Ming dynasty. Creator: Anon
Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), the Bodhisattva of Compassion (image 3 of 7), Ming dynasty

Basu Sennin, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Basu Sennin, 19th century

Kannon (image 1 of 2), between 1000 and 1200. Creator: Anon
Kannon (image 1 of 2), between 1000 and 1200

Probably Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), the Bodhisattva of Mercy, between 591 and 618. Creator: Unknown
Probably Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), the Bodhisattva of Mercy, between 591 and 618

Probably Avalokitésvara (Guanyin), the Bodhisattva of Mercy (image 2 of 2), between c.700 and c.800. Creator: Unknown
Probably Avalokitesvara (Guanyin), the Bodhisattva of Mercy (image 2 of 2), between c.700 and c.800

Head of a Bodhisattva, Probably Avalokitésvara (Guanyin), the Bodhisattva... between c.1450-c.1550. Creator: Unknown
Head of a Bodhisattva, Probably Avalokitesvara (Guanyin), the Bodhisattva of Mercy, between c.1450 and c.1550

Avalokitésvara (Guanyin), the Bodhisattva of Mercy, between c.1644 and c.1700. Creator: Unknown
Avalokitesvara (Guanyin), the Bodhisattva of Mercy, between c.1644 and c.1700

Kannon Temple (Kannon), from the series Dutch-style Pictures: Eight Views of Edo... 1804/16. Creator: Hokusai
Kannon Temple (Kannon), from the series Dutch-style Pictures: Eight Views of Edo (Oranda gakyo Edo hakkei), Japan, 1804/16

Sakanoshita: Kannon in the Cave (Sakanoshita, Gankutsu no Kannon), no. 49 from the series... 1855
Sakanoshita: Kannon in the Cave (Sakanoshita, Gankutsu no Kannon), no. 49 from the series "Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojusan tsugi meisho zue)

Bingo Province: Kannon Temple at Abuto (Bingo, Abuto, Kannondo), from the series... 1853. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Bingo Province: Kannon Temple at Abuto (Bingo, Abuto, Kannondo), from the series "Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue)", 1853

Painted Banner (Thangka) of the Avalokiteshvara Incarnation of the Rain God Rato... 18th/19th cent. Creator: Unknown
Painted Banner (Thangka) of the Avalokiteshvara Incarnation of the Rain God Rato Matsyendranatha, 18th/19th century

Miya: Kagekiyo Visiting the Kannon Temple (Miya, Kagekiyo Kannon mode), section of sheet n... 1856
Miya: Kagekiyo Visiting the Kannon Temple (Miya, Kagekiyo Kannon mode), section of sheet no. 12 from the series "Pictures of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road

Mount Nachi in Kii Province, No. 1 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei ichiban... 1858)
Mount Nachi in Kii Province, No. 1 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei ichiban Kishu Nachisan), from the series " The Miracles of Kannon (Kannon reigenki)", 1858

Mount Hokke in Harima Province, No. 26 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei nij... 1859)
Mount Hokke in Harima Province, No. 26 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei nijurokuban Harima Hokkezan), from the series " The Miracles of Kannon (Kannon reigenki)", 1859

Ishiyama Temple in Omi Province, No. 13 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei ju... 1858)
Ishiyama Temple in Omi Province, No. 13 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei jusanban Koshu Ishiyamadera), from the series " The Miracles of Kannon (Kannon reigenki)", 1858

Mii Temple in Omi Province, No. 14 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei juyonba... 1859)
Mii Temple in Omi Province, No. 14 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei juyonban Omi Miidera), from the series " The Miracles of Kannon (Kannon reigenki)", 1859

Kachio Temple in Settsu Province, No. 23 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei n... 1859)
Kachio Temple in Settsu Province, No. 23 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei nijusanban Settsu Kachiodera), from the series " The Miracles of Kannon (Kannon reigenki)", 1859

Soji Temple in Settsu Province, No. 22 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei nij... 1859)
Soji Temple in Settsu Province, No. 22 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei nijuniban Settsu no kuni Sojiji), from the series " The Miracles of Kannon (Kannon reigenki)", 1859

Chikubu Island in Omi Province, No. 30 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei... 1859)
Chikubu Island in Omi Province, No. 30 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei sanjuban Omi Chikubujima), from the series " The Miracles of Kannon (Kannon reigenki)", 1859

Imakumano in Kyoto, Yamashiro Province, No. 15 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku ju... 1859)
Imakumano in Kyoto, Yamashiro Province, No. 15 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei jugoban Yamashiro Kyo Imakumano), from the series " The Miracles of Kannon (Kannon reigenki)"

Esoteric Form of Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Esoteric Form of Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 18th century

Guanyin (Avalokiteshvara), Yuan/early Ming dynasty, late 14th century. Creator: Unknown
Guanyin (Avalokiteshvara), Yuan/early Ming dynasty, late 14th century

The Bodhisattva Kannon, from the triptych Approach of the Amida Trinity, Kamakura Period; mid-13th century

Kannon Bosatsu, 12th / 14th century. Creator: Unknown
Kannon Bosatsu, 12th/14th century

Guanyin (Avalokitesvara), Liao dynasty (907-1125), 11th century. Creator: Unknown
Guanyin (Avalokitesvara), Liao dynasty (907-1125), 11th century

Standing Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Holding a Lotus Flower, early 9th century. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Swat Valley (modern Pakistan)

Four-Armed Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Seated in Lotus Position (Padmasana), 8th/9th century. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Swat Valley (modern Pakistan)

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, 8th / 9th century. Creator: Unknown
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, 8th/9th century. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Swat Valley (modern Pakistan)

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Seated with Hand in Gesture of Reassurance (Abhayamudra), 15th/16th century

Eleven-Headed and Six-Armed Guanyin (Avalokiteshvara) Standing... Tang dynasty, c
Eleven-Headed and Six-Armed Guanyin (Avalokiteshvara) Standing on a Lotus, Tang dynasty (618-907), c. 9th century

Head of Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, 9th century. Creator: Unknown
Head of Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, 9th century

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, 9th / 10th century. Creator: Unknown
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, 9th/10th century

Bodhisattva Simhanada Lokeshvara, Pala period, about 11th century. Creator: Unknown
Bodhisattva Simhanada Lokeshvara, Pala period, about 11th century

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, 11th / 12th century. Creator: Unknown
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, 11th/12th century

White-Robed Guanyin (Avalokiteshvara) in "Thrice-Bent"Pose
White-Robed Guanyin (Avalokiteshvara) in " Thrice-Bent" Pose (Tribhanga), Holding a Vase with Nectar of Immortality (Amrta), Sui dynasty (589-618), early 7th century

Guanyin (Avalokiteshvara), Dali kingdom (c. 937-1253), 12th century. Creator: Unknown
Guanyin (Avalokiteshvara), Dali kingdom (c. 937-1253), 12th century

Head of Guanyin, late Northern Qi / Sui dynasty, late 6th century. Creator: Unknown
Head of Guanyin, late Northern Qi/Sui dynasty, late 6th century

Guanyin (Avalokiteshvara) Holding Lotus-Form Cup, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368), 14th century. Creator: Unknown
Guanyin (Avalokiteshvara) Holding Lotus-Form Cup, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368), 14th century

Seated Guanyin, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), late 17th / 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Seated Guanyin, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), late 17th/18th century

Guanyin (Avalokiteshvara) Standing before Flaming Aureole and Holding a Water Bottle, Eastern or Western Wei dynasty, c. mid-5th century (rededicated 594)

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, Angkor period, 12th / 13th century. Creator: Unknown
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, Angkor period, 12th/13th century

Eleven-headed Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Juichimen Kannon), Kamakura period, 1185-1333

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Kannon), Heian period, late 12th century. Creator: Unknown
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Kannon), Heian period, late 12th century

Statuette: Avalokiteshvara (Kuan yin), Period of Division, 520. Creator: Unknown
Statuette: Avalokiteshvara (Kuan yin), Period of Division, 520

Possibly Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), Period of Division, 561. Creator: Unknown
Possibly Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), Period of Division, 561

Fragment of Guanyin of Eleven Heads, Tang dynasty, 703. Creator: Unknown
Fragment of Guanyin of Eleven Heads, Tang dynasty, 703

Willow-branch Guanyin, Ming dynasty, 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Willow-branch Guanyin, Ming dynasty, 17th century. Formerly attributed to He Liu daizhao

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin) with vase and willow twig, Ming dynasty, 1368-1644. Formerly attributed to Yan Liben

Standing Bodhisattva Guanyin (Sanskrit Avalokiteshvara), Sui dynasty, 581-618

Standing Bodhisattva Guanyin (Avalokiteshvara), Early Tang dynasty, 700-750

Kuan-yin, 1933 (tempera on canvas)
5642716 Kuan-yin, 1933 (tempera on canvas) by Roerich, Nicholas (1874-1947); 50.2A--61 cm; Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York; eNicholas Roerich Museum; Russian, out of copyright

Blanc de Chine figure of Guanyin, c. 1800 (porcelain)
PFR270977 Blanc de Chine figure of Guanyin, c.1800 (porcelain) by Chinese School (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: bodhisattva of compassion; ); ePaul Freeman; Chinese, out of copyright

Yumechigai Kannon from the Early Nara Period, Horyuji, Nara, Japan, 1950 (b / w photo)
423673 Yumechigai Kannon from the Early Nara Period, Horyuji, Nara, Japan, 1950 (b/w photo) by Japanese Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; Photo eLuca Tettoni; Japanese, out of copyright

Blue and white bowl decorated with a scene showing the manufacture of porcelain
PFR208011 Blue and white bowl decorated with a scene showing the manufacture of porcelain (porcelain) (see 208012) by Chinese School; Private Collection; ePaul Freeman; Chinese, out of copyright

Figure of Avalokitesvara Guanyin (gilt bronze)
PFR205146 Figure of Avalokitesvara Guanyin (gilt bronze) by Chinese School (14th century); height:58.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Kudara Kannon, from the 7th century, Asuka Period, Horyuji Temple, Japan
423660 Kudara Kannon, from the 7th century, Asuka Period, Horyuji Temple, Japan, 1950 (b/w photo) by Japanese Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Detail of Guanyin, Song dynasty (polychrome wood) (see 208010)
PFR208019 Detail of Guanyin, Song dynasty (polychrome wood) (see 208010) by Chinese School (12th century); height: 38 cm; Private Collection; ePaul Freeman; Chinese, out of copyright

Water-Moon Avalokiteshvara (Suwol Gwaneum bosal), mid-14th century. Creator: Unknown
Water-Moon Avalokiteshvara (Suwol Gwaneum bosal), mid-14th century

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"Kuan Yin: The Compassionate Goddess of Mercy" Kuan Yin, also known as Guanyin, is a revered figure in Buddhist mythology and art. This ancient deity is often depicted as the Nine-Lotus Bodhisattva, emanating grace and serenity. Created in 1593 by an unknown artist, this masterpiece captures the essence of Kuan Yin's divine presence. One can witness the magnificence of Kuanyin at the Temple Garden in Repulse Bay, Hong Kong. Standing tall amidst lush surroundings, this statue embodies compassion and mercy that she bestows upon her devotees. Another remarkable portrayal can be found at the Kek Lok Si Temple on Penang Island. Crafted with intricate details, this statue showcases her benevolence towards all living beings. In "Water-moon Avalokiteshvara, " created during the early 14th century by an anonymous artist, we see Kuan Yin's ethereal beauty reflected in a serene moonlit scene. It symbolizes her ability to bring peace and enlightenment to those who seek it. The Universal Gateway painting from Chapter 25 of the Lotus Sutra dates back to 1257 and was created by Sugawara Mitsushige. It depicts Kuan Yin as a guiding light leading souls towards liberation from suffering. In "White-Robed Kannon" by Kawanabe Kyosai from around 1887, we witness another stunning representation radiating purity and compassion through her flowing white robes. "The Buddhist Triad, " crafted in 1922 by an unknown artist, portrays three deities including Guanyin surrounded by celestial splendor—an embodiment of wisdom and infinite love for humanity. Chinese Art from the 10th century reveals Guanyin guiding a soul—a poignant reminder that she offers solace even beyond death itself.