Child-Giving Guanyin, Porcelain (Blanc de Chine), Mid-17th to early 18th century, H. 31 cm, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 1927-5-45, Blanc de Chine
Front view
Image: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum · CC0 Public Domain
Primary Source
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Child-Giving Guanyin

送子观音像
Mid-17th to early 18th century
1927-5-45VerifiedCooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York
Object Details
Medium
Porcelain (Blanc de Chine)
Dimensions
H. 31 cm × W. 14 cm × D. 11 cm
Date
Mid-17th to early 18th century
Classification
佛教造像
Dynasty
清, 清初
Technique
手塑
Glaze
白釉
Accession
1927-5-45
Repository
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York
库珀·休伊特史密森尼设计博物馆
Research Context

Per Smithsonian Open Access API: Child-Giving Guanyin, one of the most important folk religious manifestations of Guanyin — symbolizing fertility and family completeness. Bequest of Mary Hearn Greims. CC0 public domain; 7 high-resolution multi-angle images available (front, back, sides, base). The only genuine Dehua Blanc de Chine porcelain in the Smithsonian system.

Linked Research Dimensions
02He Chaozong Corpus
Provenance
17th–18th century
Created in Dehua, Fujian
创作于福建德化
1927
Bequest of Mary Hearn Greims to Cooper Hewitt Museum
Mary Hearn Greims遗赠库珀·休伊特博物馆
送子观音公共领域CC0Smithsonian

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World Headlines. "Child-Giving Guanyin (1927-5-45)." In Blanc de Chine Catalog (WH-GR-2026-001). https://blancdechine.org/objects/chndm-1927-5-45. Accessed April 13, 2026.
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