There are examples of jade carving of Guanyin depicted as a single figure. This piece belongs to the rare group of Guanyin with companion. A convention of this group representation is Guanyin and two acolytes, of which a jadeite example was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 1 June 2011, lot 3789. The present lot shows Guanyin accompanied by a boy with lotus, conveying the blessing of giving birth to distinguished sons.