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Guanyin

Standing Guanyin statue with pearls of wisdom 
  • Green slightly translucent jade with dark brown areas.
  • Jade area of right hand has deteriorated surface; rest of carving is surperb.
  • Dressed in an open waisted jacket and elaborately draped robe, over which falls an extensive bead assembly down to her feet.
  • Holds a 'pearl of wisdom' in each expressive hand while eyes are closed in comtemplation.
  • The jacket 'tails' fall at her side to the floor - an extravagent piece of carving.
  • This piece is both stiffly formal and has many naturalistic details - the cant of the head,  the mudras expressed by the hands, are carefully worked out.
  • 17.3 x 5.46 x 3.22 cm.
 
It seems to me that this carving is a Qing effort. The Goddess of Mercy was a popular subject of that period. The decoration is perhaps more elaborate than some - see the  chapter on images of the Buddha and Guanyin in Gudong Sucha Shouce, 2006, pp. 323-332. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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