Attributed to He Chaozong (attributed), Standing Guanyin, Dehua ware (blanc de chine); porcelain, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), H. 47.1 cm, Art Institute of Chicago, 1924.369, Blanc de Chine
Standing Guanyin, attr. He Chaozong
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Attributed to He Chaozong约1522–1600

Standing Guanyin

何朝宗（传）, 观音立像
Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
1924.369VerifiedArt Institute of Chicago, Chicago
Object Details
Medium
Dehua ware (blanc de chine); porcelain
Dimensions
H. 47.1 cm × W. 15 cm × D. 13.1 cm
Date
Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Classification
佛教造像
Dynasty
清, 清初
Technique
手塑
Glaze
象牙白
Accession
1924.369
Repository
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
芝加哥艺术博物馆
Research Context

Per AIC API (artwork ID 12509): attributed to He Chaozong (active c. 1600), Dehua, Fujian province. Lucy Maud Buckingham Collection. At 47.1 cm, this is the largest Dehua Guanyin in AIC holdings, comparable in scale to V&A C.546-1910 (47.6 cm) and Palace Museum Gu00144997 (46.5 cm) — all among the grandest surviving He Chaozong Guanyin figures. The Buckingham Collection is one of Chicago's most important Asian art holdings, contributing 12 Dehua pieces to AIC.

Linked Research Dimensions
02He Chaozong Corpus04European Imitation Chain05Materials Science
何朝宗观音Buckingham旧藏

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World Headlines. "Standing Guanyin (1924.369)." In Blanc de Chine Catalog (WH-GR-2026-001). https://blancdechine.org/objects/aic-1924-369. Accessed April 12, 2026.
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