BEAUTIFUL STATUE OF GUANYIN-AVALOKITESHVARA RIDING THE QILIN in lacquered and gilded bronze, the bodhisattva represented sitting in lalitasana on a lying qilin, the mouth gaping, the tail in plume, his right hand holding the lotus stem, a cup on the other side. He is dressed in a dhoti and adorned with precious jewellery. His serene face with half-closed eyes is surmounted by a five-pointed crown decorated with a small representation of Amitâbha.
(The lotus is missing, lacks lacquer, lacks at the back and at the base).
China, Ming Dynasty, late 16th-early 17th centuries.
A GILT LACQUERED AND PAINTED BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN ON THE QILIN, CHINA, MING DYNASTY, LATE 16TH-EARLY 17TH CENTURY.
TOP. 31.5 CM (12 3/8 IN.) - WIDTH. 30 CM (11 13/16 IN.) - WIDTH.