A KUTANI EARTHENWARE SEATED FIGURE OF KANNON

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A KUTANI EARTHENWARE SEATED FIGURE OF KANNON
SIGNED AND WITH SHIMAZU MON IN GOLD

Wearing a bird form headdress crowned by a small figure of Buddha, seated on a lotus throne supported on a recumbent dragon, wearing voluminous robes and necklaces, gazing downward with a serene expression on her face, the lotus raised on an octagonal socle and further circular base, on four scroll feet, typically decorated with various gilt trellis grounds, minor wear to gilding
16¾in. (42.5cm.) high