Kangxi The smooth stone of greenish hue carved as a seated figure of the Goddess of Mercy clad in a long flowing robe incised with clouds, with smiling expression and almond eyes beneath a high chignon topped with an embroidered veil, the left knee raised to support a boy holding a flowering branch, his right foot outstretched to rest in the deity's right hand, the soapstone stand carved as a cluster of Taihu rocks, the figure with traces of gilding and coloured pigments remaining. 20cm (7 7/8in) high. (2).