Lot 8038. A gilt bronze figure of Guanyin, Ming dynasty. Estimate US$ 10,000 - 15,000 (€9,100 - 14,000). Photo: Bonhams. 

The goddess cast with gently smiling pursed lips and downcast eyes beneath the high foliate tiara enclosing the Amitabha Buddha, the hair falling in long ropes over the shoulders, the chest embellished with jewelry strands and the elegant fingers forming the gestures vitarka mudra with the right hand and avakasha mudra with the left, the incised robe spread around the crossed feet, all raised on a separately cast triple-layered lotus petal pedestal, wood stand. 15 1/2in (39.5cm) high

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