Double-Sided Hand-Carved Guanyin Statue
€71.88
A hand-carved wood statue of Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, in a tradition of devotional craftsmanship spanning more than a thousand years.
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Description
Carved wood holds the warmth of the hands that shaped it long after the tool has been set down.
Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, has been venerated across China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam for over a thousand years. She is among the most widely depicted figures in East Asian religious art, present in temples, household shrines, and public spaces throughout the region. The tradition of carving her image from wood is deeply rooted in Chinese devotional practice, where craftspeople have long worked through timber to give form to qualities that language alone cannot hold.
This statue is carved by hand from pine wood. The double-sided design means the figure is fully rendered on both faces, allowing it to stand freely without a wall or shelf backing. Because each piece is worked individually, the wood grain pattern differs across every statue, and no two are identical. The surface is left in a natural finish that preserves the tone and texture of the material.
Dimensions are not listed for this piece. Material: pine wood. Country of origin: China. The statue is freestanding and requires no mount or additional base. The carving is fully finished on both sides.
Pine is a responsive wood that holds the marks left by the carving tool. The object that results from hand carving is not the same as one shaped by a machine.
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