A Chinese Gilt Bronze Seated Sculpture of Guanyin

Ming dynasty (1368-1644), 17th century, bronze with traces of gilt and red pigment, Guanyin is seated in padmasana, the right hand raised in karanamudra and the left held out with palm open, dressed in long robes decorated, wearing ornate necklaces and crown, cast with an apocryphal four character Yongle mark to lower backside.

10 1/4 x 6 3/8 x 5 1/2 in., weighs 4 lbs., 13 oz. (2200 grams)

From the Collection of Gustave and Carol Ferri, New Jersey and North Carolina

Good estate condition; consistent gilt and paint loss.