AN OLIVE-GREEN SOAPSTONE CARVING OF GUANYIN, seated with a serene expression, one knee raised, a bare foot exposed, her hands concealed under the long loose robes open at the front to reveal her belted undergarment, the robe borders with floral decoration and cloud scrolls, her hair piled up under a cowl, the stone of even colour with russet inclusions, traces of black pigment in the hair,