BODHISATTVA STATUE in cast iron with a brown patina, formerly lacquered in gold and polychrome, representing the Bodhisattva Guanyin sitting on a high pedestal, wearing a long gown with chiselled borders of foliage and flowers, the serene face topped with a tiara.
(Missing and casting defects on the back).
China, Ming dynasty, late 16th-early 17th centuries.
A GILT LACQUERED CAST IRON FIGURE OF GUANYIN, CHINA, LATE 16TH-EARLY 17TH CENTURY.
HEIGHT .42 CM (16 17/32 IN.)