Description RARE BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF GUANYIN
LATE YUAN/EARLY MING DYNASTY, Chinese 14TH-15TH CENTURY
The bodhisattva crisply cast and shown seated in rajalilasana with left leg pendent, the right arm extended atop the right knee, with a pearl held in the right hand, wearing a long flowing scarf, a dhoti gathered by a sash around the waist and a multi-strand necklace, the face finely cast with gentle, contemplative expression, the hair worn in a tall curved loop and in long knotted plaits falling onto the shoulders, and adorned with a tall nine-pointed foliate crown centered in front by a figure of Amitabha Buddha, Bronze Height 10 3/8"( 26.35 centimeters) Width 5 5/8" ( 14.28 centimeters ) Depth 5 3/4"
Dimensions Bronze Height 10 3/8"( 26.35 centimeters) Width 5 5/8" ( 14.28 centimeters ) Depth 5 3/4"