A bronze figure of Guanyin

Description:

China or Vietnam, 17th c.
H. 26 cm
Seated in vajrasana with both hands resting on her lap in dhyanamudra, wearing various garments including an underskirt fastened with a ribbon knotted to the front and a wide-sleeved mantle covering both shoulders falling in large pleats down her body and legs, her face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows that run into the nose-bridge, her hair combed in a chignon and covered with a long veil.
Southern German private collection - Wear, minor traces of age