Statuette Guanyin Famille Bleu Chinese Polychrome Buddhist Bodhisattva Porcelain c. 1900 on Lotus Stand Skinner Auctioneers Tag Precommunist Greece_painting Source: Peter Falk Who's Who

Source: Peter Falk Who's Who in Art

beautifully worn blue silk velvet backing

19th century

Measures 15

this Indian engraved urn is in an almost English classical form

Statuette Guanyin Famille Bleu Chinese Polychrome Buddhist Bodhisattva Porcelain c. 1900 on Lotus Stand Skinner Auctioneers Tag Precommunist Greece_painting Source: Peter Falk Who's WhoStatuette Guanyin Famille Bleu Chinese Polychrome Buddhist Bodhisattva Porcelain c. 1900 on Lotus Stand Skinner Auctions Tag Guanyin or Guan Yin is an East Asian bodhisattva associated with compassion as venerated by Mahayana Buddhists. She is commonly known as the "Goddess of Mercy" in English. The Chinese name Guanyin is short for Guanshiyin, meaning "The One Who Perceives the Sounds of the World". She is also referred to as Guanyin Bodhisattva.