AN IMPORTANT POLYCHROME PAINTED STUCCO FIGURE OF GUANYIN China, Ming dynasty, 15th/16th ct. H. 99 cm Seated in lalitasana, wearing an embroidered dhoti, the shoulders covered with pleated bands, the face with a serene expression and half-closed eyes, the hair made up into a bun, covered by a tiara with a miniature depiction of Buddha Amitabha. From a European private collection, acquired in the 1980s Cf. with a counterpart from the same collection, sold at Sotheby's Paris, 12 June 2018, lot 184 Partially restored damage due to age, on a wood plank