明代铜制观音像

佛教自东汉时传入中国中原地区，迄今已经有两千多年的历史了。早期佛像主要是汉传佛教造像，如北齐、北魏、隋唐、宋辽等时期，都是中国佛教造像的高潮期，而南诏、吐蕃、大理等地所铸的佛像更有着浓厚的地域文化特色。

明清两代，出于民间供奉和安抚、笼络西藏的政治需要，朝廷大力扶持藏传佛教在中原的传播。藏传金铜造像迅速发展，形成了金铜佛像制作的高峰期，尤其是在明代的永乐、宣德时期和清代的康熙、乾隆两朝。这些汉地制作的藏式佛像，特别是明清宫廷造像，外表大都采用鎏金制作，工艺精湛，气势辉煌，姿态普遍富于动感，颇具震撼力，在抚慰人心的同时，也凸显尊崇之美。

此观音简约而精致。智慧的宽额，饱满的脸庞，头顶日月披道家仙巾，衣衫单薄贴身且有立体感。身体比例正确，发丝细微深刻，璎珞细小清晰，宁静而生动，自在而祥和。给人以爱从心生的充实感受。

Buddhism has a history of more than 2,000 years since it was introduced into the central Plains of China in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Early Buddha statues are mainly Han Buddhist statues, such as the Northern Qi, Northern Wei, Sui and Tang dynasties, Song and Liao dynasties, are the peak period of Chinese Buddhist statues, and the Buddha statues cast in Nanzhao, Tubo, Dali and other places have a strong regional cultural characteristics.

In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the government vigorously supported the spread of Tibetan Buddhism in the Central Plains out of the political needs of the people to worship and appease and win over Tibet. The rapid development of Tibetan gold-bronze statues led to the peak of gold-bronze Buddha statues, especially in the Yongle and Xuande periods of the Ming Dynasty and the Kangxi and Qianlong periods of the Qing Dynasty. These Tibetan Buddha statues made in China, especially those in the court of Ming and Qing Dynasties, are mostly made of gold in appearance, with exquisite workmanship and magnificent momentum. Their gestures are dynamic and impressive, which not only soothe people's hearts, but also highlight the beauty of reverence.

This guanyin is simple and delicate. Wisdom of wide forehead, full face, the head of the sun and moon covered with Taoist fairy scarf, clothes thin and close-fitting and three-dimensional. Body proportion is correct, hair subtle deep, small clear, quiet and vivid, comfortable and peaceful. Give people a full feeling of love from the heart.