A Chinese gilt bronze figure of Guanyin/Avalokiteshvara; Tang Dynasty (618-907); standing elegantly in tribhanga pose, holding a flower and a whisk, surrounded by flowing scarves, part covered in remnant gilding. Together with a circular black plinth. Old Sotheby's lot label to base of the plinth. The figure 10.25 cm high, 4 cm wide; Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne. Sotheby's, Melbourne, 1980s. Lot 350