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138 - A gilt-bronze figure of Guanyin A gilt-bronze figure of Guanyin (Avalokiteśvara) wearing a jewelled crown, the right hand raised in a gesture of reassurance. The figure stands on a lotus pedestal set upon a rectangular base and four-legged stand — a format characteristic of early gilt-bronze Buddhist images. Small devotional figures of this type, produced as objects of personal or family worship, are believed to have spread from China and the Korean peninsula to Japan. H: 9.2cm Wooden box China Six Dynasties period
A gilt-bronze figure of Guanyin A gilt-bronze figure of Guanyin (Avalokiteśvara) wearing a jewelled crown, the right hand raised in a gesture of reassurance. The figure stands on a lotus pedestal set upon a rectangular base and four-legged stand — a format characteristic of early gilt-bronze Buddhist images. Small devotional figures of this type, produced as objects of personal or family worship, are believed to have spread from China and the Korean peninsula to Japan. H: 9.2cm Wooden box China Six Dynasties period