An antique Chinese painted wood and gesso Guanyin, possibly Qing Dynasty, but in the Ming manner, the serene figure in a serpentine pose standing upon a rocky base, with diadem and combed coiled hair and hands touching her lappet and robe, in gesso and gauze covered wood with remnant muted colours, with gilt ornamentation. Provenance: Private Collections Melbourne; Hong Kong/Sydney, height 173 cm