A Chinese Carved Wooden Lacquered Guanyin Statue

Lacquered with touches of gilt, Guanyin stands on a double lotus stand with one arm to her side and one holding a ruyi scepter, her robe is etched with waves and bamboo, she wears necklaces and a crown with the Chinese character for Buddha in the center above her serene face with eyes downcast in meditation, carved to be seen from all sides

37.5 in.

From the Collection of Patricia Ann Leahy, Fayetteville, North Carolina

One thumb has been repaired; some nicks with loss to lacquered surface; more chips with loss to gilt on edges of lotus stand.