PROVENANCE: From Pineville-Charlotte, North Carolina, private collector, by inheritance. Purchased from OLIVOTTI BRO'S, 1191 Broadway, New York, N Y. and/or, of 145 Tremont ST. Boston, MA. During 1916-1924. Dimensions: 7in H x 2.875in W RARE Chinese Liao Dynasty bronze seated Bodhisattvas Buddha figure of Guanyin and Torana. The Guanyin seated in full lotus position with serene face and breast encircled with Brahmin string necklace; with a lower garment of silk. The right hand is raised on chest holding a scepter, and the left hand rest on the lap in a meditative gesture (mudra). With the legs folded in vajra posture he is seated above a lotus throne.