A VERY RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF SEATED GUANYIN

A VERY RARE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF SEATED GUANYIN

17TH-18TH CENTURY

The bodhisattva is shown seated in dhyanasana on a waisted lotus base, with the hands held in dhyanasana mudra above the lap, the long hair drawn up into a tall coiffure (jatamukuta) bound with a band hung with ropes of looped beads surrounding and flanking an image of Amitabha Buddha, and wearing an elaborate bead necklace and earrings.

14 7/8 in. (37.8 cm.) high