A gilt-bronze figure of Avalokitesvara, Ming dynasty, 16th/17th century | 明十六/十七世紀 鎏金銅觀音菩薩立像

A gilt-bronze figure of Avalokitesvara

Ming dynasty, 16th/17th century

明十六/十七世紀 鎏金銅觀音菩薩立像

standing on a lotus base and a shaped stand, holding an ambrosia vase in her left hand and her right hand held in vitarka mudra, wearing an elaborate jewelled necklace and long flowing robes and a scarf, her face with a serene expression

Height 35.5 cm, 14 in.