Cleveland Museum of Art
Seated Guanyin
late 1100s–1200s
After acquisition, the CMA conservator meticulously used surgical knives and etching tools to uncover the sculpture's original polychromy and gilding, hidden beneath layers of protective varnish and paint.
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