Title: Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara of the Lion's Roar, or Simhanada Avalokiteshvara (Shi Hou Guanyin)
Object type: Figure
Date: late 15th–early 17th century
Culture: China
Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Medium: Wood (poplar) with pigment; single-woodblock construction
Dimensions: H. 42 1/8 in. (107 cm); W. 29 in. ( 73.7 cm); D. 13 in. (33 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Purchase, The Dillon Fund Gift, in honor of Brooke Astor, 2000
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Lions, term: Buddhism, term: Avalokiteshvara, term: Bodhisattvas