Important bronze Guanyin

This important bronze Guanyin is shown standing, her hands clasped in front of her. She is dressed in a long robe embellished with silver-inlaid cloud motifs, her hair done up in a high bun adorned with a Buddha image and covered with a shawl. She bears a signature inlaid with Shisou silver on the back. Her face is serene, her forehead enhanced by the silver-encrusted urna.

Height: 51 cm
Width: 16 cm
Depth: 13 cm

For a similar work bearing a Yutang Shisou mark, see Christie’s Hong Kong sale of May 28, 2014, lot 3529.