明 佚名 送子觀音圖 軸, Guanyin Bestowing a Son, Ming dynasty (1368?1644), late 16th century, China, Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk, Image: 47 1/2 x 23 3/4 in. (120. 7 x 60. 3 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist Chinese, active late 16th century, A rare example of ecclesiastical painting from the end of the Ming period, this richly colored painting presents Guanyin (Avalokiteshvara in Sanskrit), the Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion, in a peculiarly Chinese manifestation as the provider of male offspring