Visit Rosen House at Caramoor and be transported to another place in a another time! The docent led tour take you through the House's wonderful halls as they describe the majestic art it contains and narrate the story of its founders, Walter and Lucie Rosen. The Rosen House is a jewel awaiting your visit. Groups are alway welcome!

Rosen House Tours - Wednesday to Friday and Sunday, 1:15pm - 4:00pm (last tour at 3:00pm)
Saturday 1:15pm - 4:00pm (5:00pm during Festival with last tour at 4:00pm)

Head of Kuan-yin*

FROM HERE TO ETERNITY: POPULAR FEMALE DEITIES IN CHINESE ART
Through October 18th, 2009
Tickets: Included with Rosen House admission of $10.00

Guest curator:
Adriana Proser, John H. Foster Curator of Traditional Asian Art, Asia Society Museum

Female deities play major roles in Buddhism and Taoism, two popular traditions of belief in Asia. Surprisingly, in several Asian countries the most common Buddhist imagery is not of the Buddha but of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara. In China, this Bodhisattva of Compassion is known as Kuan-yin. From approximately the 11th century AD, Kuan-yin is frequently depicted in China in a female guise. Those suffering and in need appeal to this beloved intercessor for assistance. Female figures are also an important part of the religious pantheon of Taoism. The Queen Mother of the West (Hsi-wang-mu) presides over a land of immortality located on Mount K'un-lun, and female immortals, such as Ho Hsien-ku, roam through other realms of immortality.  The exhibition includes gilt bronze, ivory, porcelain, wooden, and stone sculptures, including sumptuous jade and lapis lazuli carvings, from the amazing Rosen collection.

*Head of Kuan-yin ~ China ~ 8th century (T'ang dynasty, 618-907) ~ Limestone with traces of lacquer and pigment