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Painting of Avalokiteśvara, standing on lotuses supported by clouds, holding a banner and censer. Identified by the Amitābha in his headdress, the Bodhisattva is guiding a lady soul to Paradise (Yinlu Bodhisattva), which is depicted in three bands of small Chinese palace buildings. The lady is elegantly dressed in Tang style, in a robe decorated with colourful roundels. Ink and colour on silk.
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