A CARVED BAMBOO FIGURAL GROUP OF SONGZI GUANYIN, QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

A CARVED BAMBOO FIGURAL GROUP OF SONGZI GUANYIN

QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

清十八世紀 竹雕送子觀音坐像

carved in the round, the bodhisattva seated in a pose of royal ease with a young boy holding a bowl cradled on the folded leg, her high chignon draped in the cowl of a long, voluminous robe falling in heavy pleats and exposing the tips of her bare feet, the figures resting on a naturalistic seat supported by a lotus pond issuing blossoms, buds and leaves

Height 11 in., 27.8 cm