A LARGE CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE FIGURE OF GUANYIN carved kneeling on an oval rockwork base wearing a long flowing robe open at the chest and holding a ruyi sceptre in the left hand the face with gentle smile and hair coiled into a high chignon the reverse with an eleven line calligraphic inscription and three seals the stone of very pale celadon tone with small areas of dark brown inclusions 26.5cm high Provenance: Swiss Private Collection of Chinese Jades: sold for the benefit of Mission Bambini. See lot 23 for further information on the charity.