UNA FIGURA IN LEGNO DI GUANYIN SEDUTA, CINA, TARDA... Lot n° 38

The graceful standing figure of Guanyin is dressed in a voluminous robe. The goddess of Mercy has a serene expression the hair tied in a tall chignon under a veil. Surface wears to the gilding and to the red lacquer, her right arm is missing, minor nicks and chips on the edges. The left hand missing and also right foot fingers missing, a few age wood cracks, wears on the surface. 23.5 cm high, 13 cm wide A WOOD FIGURE OF A SEATED GUANYIN, CHINA, LATE MING DINASTY Provenance: from the inheritance of a connaisseur in the centre of Italy and thence descend