A Chinese Carved Granite Bust of Guanyin

Qing Dynasty (1644–1912), late 18th or 19th century, a carved granite bust of Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, with a floral decorated crown, shaped chignon hairstyle and necklace.

11 x 10 x 6 in.

From the Estate of the late Businessman and Conservationist, Russell M. Leiman, Durham, North Carolina

Good estate condition; some losses to edge of base, especially right below the front neck; four drilled holes to the underside, likely for a previous stand.