A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN, LATE MING DYNASTY

A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN

LATE MING DYNASTY

明末 銅鎏金觀音坐像



well cast seated in vajraparyankasana with the hands in dhyana mudra supporting a vase, wearing a long flowing robe and dhoti with stylized floral borders, open at the chest revealing an elaborate necklace, the face with a benevolent expression detailed with downcast eyes beneath high arched brows, flanked by long pendulous ears and surmounted by a pierced diadem centered with a seated Amitabha Buddha, all supported on a lotus base comprised of three tiers of overlapping petals, wood stand (2)

Height 17¼ in., 44.5 cm