CHINESE GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN,Ming Dynasty. The bodhisattva seated in dhyanasana on a lotus plinth, the hands in vitarka mudra and in dhyana mudra, wearing jewelry, layered robes and an openwork foliate diadem (base missing). 铜鎏金观音像，明
NOTE: For a similar figure of Guanyin see Christie's, New York, September 13, 2012, sale 2580, lot 1271. - 8 in. high. Estimate $3,000-4,000
PROVENANCE: Estate of Ambassador and Mrs. William H.G. FitzGerald, Washington, DC, by descent from Ignaz Petschek and Nikodem Caro, Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Small finger on the right hand chipped, gold rubbed, chip to the ribbon on his left shoulder, base missing, replaced by a wooden plinth.
