A CHINESE SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF GUANYIN AND CHILD

17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY

The smiling goddess sits holding a boy clutching a sceptre on her lap, she wears loose robes finely incised with clouds and stylised waves, with areas of gilt and red lacquer to their clothes, with her hair piled in a chignon adorned with a veil and hairpiece, together with a wood stand, 13.4cm. (2)