Chan monks and artists were not the only ones to appreciate the White-robed Guanyin. Porcelain images like this one demonstrate the bodhisattva’s enduring and widespread appeal. It also displays decidedly delicate, feminine characteristics, indicating a shift in gender. Such figurines were produced at Dehua, Fujian Province, in southeastern China beginning in the Ming period (1368–1644); the artists there invented a new kind of porcelain (so-called blanc de chine) with a translucent, jadelike appearance, exceptionally well suited to making delicate forms. This example shows Guanyin holding a scroll, an attribute that emphasizes the wise bodhisattva’s ability to bestow dharma.