A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
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A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN

17TH CENTURY

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A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
17TH CENTURY
The bejewelled bodhisattva is seated in dhyanasana on a lotus base above a galleried hexagonal plinth and wears long flowing robes. The right hand is raised in vitarkamudra holding a stem and the left holds a small vessel.
12¾ in. (30 cm.) high
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