A PARCEL GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN

Description:

China, Ming dynasty
H. 24,2 cm (o.S.)
Seated in vajrasana on an oval plinth, the raised right hand is holding a twig while the left is resting on his lap supporting a cup, wearing various garments including an underskirt secured around the middle with a belt, a wide-sleeved mantle covering both shoulders, its border cast with a scrolling tendril design, bejewelled, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows running into the nose-bridge, elongated earlobes with floral-shaped earrings, the hair combed in a chignon, a pair tresses falling down the shoulders and set with an elaborate crown cast to the front with a minute figure of Buddha Amitabha.
Old German private collection, assembled before 2000 - Minor wear, small filled losses