A FINE AND LARGE GILT-, RED- AND BLACK-LACQUERED... Lot 325

A FINE AND LARGE GILT-, RED- AND BLACK-LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF GUANYIN China, late Ming/ early Qing dynasty H. 119 cm Standing in samabhanga on a plinth with both hands raised in front of her chest holding a cloth, wearing various garments including an underskirt falling down her shoed feet, fastened around her waist with a belt showing a long sash to the front and a wide-sleeved mantle covering both shoulders and falling down in elegant pleats, her face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched-shaped eyebrows running into the nose-bridge, smiling lips, painted facial details and her hair combed in a chignon secured with hair tresses. Important Bavarian private collection, acquired by a member of the Bavarian royal family - Minor dmages ans restorations due to age