A CHINESE MOTTLED RED AND CREAM SOAPSTONE MODEL OF GUANYIN SEATED ON THE BACK OF A BUDDHIST LION
A CHINESE MOTTLED RED AND CREAM SOAPSTONE MODEL OF GUANYIN SEATED ON THE BACK OF A BUDDHIST LION

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A CHINESE MOTTLED RED AND CREAM SOAPSTONE MODEL OF GUANYIN SEATED ON THE BACK OF A BUDDHIST LION
THE FIGURE WEARING HER HAIR IN A BUN, THE ROBES INCISED WITH LOTUS EDGES ENCLOSING CLOUD-SCROLLS AND TIED WITH A SILK BELT, HOLDING A VASE WITH BOTH HANDS, THE LION SNARLING, WITH ITS HEAD TUNED TO LOOK TO ONE SIDE AND BUSHY TAIL LICKED UP OVER ITS BACK, ON A RECTANGULAR BASE -- 12¼.IN (31.1CM) HIGH, 18TH CENTURY.
SEE COLOUR PLATE 51.