A GILT-LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF GUANYIN LATE MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY

the immortal seated on a lotus petal-form raft beside a basket of fish, wearing loosely-draped robes and elaborate jewelry, the hair arranged in a high chignon, all supported on a splayed base in the form of waves, applied with a red lacquer and gilt

Jan Kleykamp Galleries, New York, 1930. 

Several chips to the base, the largest measuring approximately 1.8 cm wide. A 2 cm wide loss to the tip of the leaf and several cracks elsewhere. A large 5.5 cm split to the wood in front of the legs. Loss to the handle of the fish basket. Extensive wear to gilding, as visible in catalogue image.
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