A CARVED SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
THE PROPERTY OF ANOTHER GENTLEMAN
A CARVED SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF GUANYIN

18TH CENTURY

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A CARVED SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
18TH CENTURY
Shown standing on a separate soapstone base carved in openwork as a rocky outcrop inlaid with faux pearls, her hands clasped at the front beneath her open robes, the hems elaborately carved with lotus scroll, her face with serene expression, her hair, pulled up into a tall chignon centered by a 'pearl'-inset tiara beneath a loosely draped cowl
11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm.) high overall

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