A gilt- and black-lacquered clay head of Guanyin

Description:

China, 14th/15th c.
H. 21 / 28,5 cm
The head modelled with a serene facial expression showing inlaid downcast eyes below arched eyebrows that run into the nose-bridge, cavity at his forehead with originally a bead, smiling lips, elongated earlobes and his hair combed backwards into a chignon.
Former old European private collection - Fitted wood base - Minor damage due to age