Kuan Collection

P'AN KUAN, the guardian of the living & the dead in the otherworld

Tunku Abdul Rahman, Harold Macmillan, Duncan Sandys and Lee
Photograph showing (left to right): Tunku Abdul Rahman, Prime Minister of the Federation of Malaya; Harold Macmillan, Prime Minister of Great Britain; Duncan Sandys

Landscape after Fan Kuan (active ca. 990-1030), from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting, First edition, 1679

Chinese Art. 10th century. Guanyin guiding a soul as an Oriental version of the myth of Charon. It is probably a copy made in the Ming period of another painting of the Tang period disappeared

Hsun Ch ing (320-235 BC) makes a pilgrimage (Heian and Kamakura painted handscroll)
BAL3710 Hsun Ch ing (320-235 BC) makes a pilgrimage (Heian and Kamakura painted handscroll) by Nagataka, Fujiwara (fl. 13th century); Osaka Museum of Fine Arts, Japan; Japanese, out of copyright

China, Jilin City - Pagoda (Temple) of Guanyin Date: circa 1910

Kuan Yu (162-220) and his squire Chou-tsang. Chinese military hero, canonized in 1594 as Guan Di, god of War (Taoist) and Protector of China (Buddhist)

Wu Ti, or Kuan Ti, Chinese war god, and his squire Chou-tsang. Print showing Chinese war god dressed in green with a red face; his squire on the right. Date before 1928

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Discover the rich cultural connections between P'an Kuan, the legendary figure depicted in Chinese landscape painting after Fan Kuan, and historical leaders like Tunku Abdul Rahman, Harold Macmillan, and Duncan Sandys. This 10th-century Chinese art piece, featuring Guanyin guiding a soul, echoes the spiritual journey of ancient philosophers like Hsun Ching, who made pilgrimages to sacred sites. In contrast, the military heroes Kuan Yu and Wu Ti, with their loyal squires Chou-tsang and Chou-tsan, embody the courage and valor celebrated in Chinese mythology. Explore the depths of Chinese history and art through these intriguing figures and symbols.