A FINELY CAST GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
Guanyin is cast seated in padmasana, and holds a willow stem in the raised right hand and a cup in the left hand. The bodhisattva is decorated with ornate jewellery and wears layered robes with crisply chased floral borders on a stamped ground. The crown has five openwork points and is centred by a seated figure of Amitabha Buddha.
18 ½ in. (47 cm.) high