A large carved polychrome wood figure of Guanyin, late Ming/Qing dynasty, seated in lalitasana with left hand raised and the right extended holding a lotus flower, wearing a loosely draped dhoti and adorned with necklaces over the bare chest, the long hair falling in tresses over the shoulders and drawn into a high chignon encircled with an elaborate tiara, the face with lowered gaze, traces of coloured pigments, 170 cm high