Guanyin on green quartz stand

This demure figure of the Bodhisattva Guanyin carries a sense of grace and calmness. Her hair is fashioned with a sheng crown, often shaped on a transverse rod with discs at its ends. She wears a stylized long-sleeved silk garment and a flapping sash. The hem of her close-fitting garment spreads out around her feet. Her right hand carries a lotus bud. Her left hand stretches out and holds a longer stem of lotus leaf that charmingly garlands her contour. This is a common representation of the Chinese Guanyin. This carving of the Bodhisattva lacks the usual small Amitabha Buddha on her headdress symbolizing that she, like her original male predecessor, is regarded as a manifestation of Amitabha Buddha. The quartz used in this carving, especially that in the green base, is not of high quality