A gilt lacquered bronze seated Guanyin


Ming dynastyThe bodhisattva wearing an openwork crown fronted with a miniature figure of Amitabha, elaborate jewelry and voluminous robes incised with lotus flower borders that fall from his shoulders as he sits dhyanasana with a raised right hand and a cup in the left hand, the statue heavy in weight and the surfaces showing traces of reddish-gold lacquer (lacking base, minor casting flaws).13 3/4in (35cm) high