Bodhisattva Guanyin in the Form of the Buddha Mother

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Artist: Chen Hongshou (Chinese, 1598/99–1652)
Date: dated 1620
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 49 1/4 x 19 1/16 in. (125.1 x 48.4 cm) Overall with mounting: 96 3/4 x 24 9/16 in. (245.7 x 62.4 cm) Overall with knobs: 96 3/4 x 28 1/2 in. (245.7 x 72.4 cm)
Type: Painting
Classification: Paintings
Department: Asian Art
Credit line: Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 1992
Accession no.: 1992.197

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Data retrieved from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on October 9, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.