AN UNUSUAL LARGE BLUE AND WHITE FIGURE OF GUANYIN

AN UNUSUAL LARGE BLUE AND WHITE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
Ming Dynasty, Wanli
The seated figure holding a cup in the left hand and the stem of a leafy sprig in the right, flanked by hollowed outcroppings of rock rising from the carpet-draped plinth, her robes decorated with dragon and phoenix medallions on the skirt and phoenix and foliate scroll on the shawl draped over the shoulders, the foliate crown centered by Amitabha Buddha, with a circular aperture on either side of the plinth and one in the middle of the back
18.3/8in. (46.7cm.) high