A large carved wood Chinese Water-Moon Guanyin, seated on a rock in a graceful relaxed posture, well worn with nice color, great patina, China, late 18th / early 19th century
The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, known in Chinese as Guanyin, is the embodiment of the virtue of compassion and became the most important deity in Buddhism around the sixth century C.E. Represented in different forms throughout Asia, He is usually identified by a small seated Buddha depicted within his headdress. This figure’s relaxed posture and raised right leg indicate that it represents the Water-Moon (Shuiyue) avatar, one of many forms taken by this popular deity in which he is seated in his personal paradise.
Measurements; 51.5" H x 37" W x 15.5" D
