Lot description
A VERY RARE AND LARGE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN AND SHANCAI 17th century Finely cast, the goddess gracefully seated in royal ease with her left hand supporting a small boy on her lap and the other hand holding prayer beads, wearing an elegantly pleated robe with chased floral decoration to the edges and open at the chest to reveal an elaborate beaded necklace, the face with a serene expression adorned with two large earrings and a crown enclosing the figure of Amitabha Buddha, the wood stand carved as a double-lotus pedestal. 50cm (19 5/8in) high (2).
