A CHINESE CARVED HARDWOOD FIGURE OF GUANYIN

carved from a single section standing upon a rocky outcrop amid crashing waves and before a pierced mandorla of flames, her head covered by a cowl beneath a high chignon and a jewelled diadem, the face serene with downcast eyes and an urna to the brow, the right hand raised in vitarka mudra and the left lowered to the knotted sash, wearing flowing robes falling in deep folds over a beaded necklace, the sleeve billowing to one side and one bare foot emerging at the hem, the base carved with a dragon. 58cm high

Estimate:£100

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