A GILT-LAQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN

Description:

China, late Ming dynasty
H. 13,5 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a lotus-base with her right hand in a form of vitarkamudra while the left is resting on her lap, wearing various garments including a wide-sleeved mantle, bejewelled, her face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows, urna cavity originally inlaid with a bead, her hair combed in a chignon and covered with a cloth falling down her shoulders.
South German collection of Chinese art, assembled since the 1980's
Minior wear, resealed