A gilt Chinese figure of Avalokiteshvara

The bodhisattva is shown seated in lalitasana with the right foot supported on swine seated on a lotus base. The hands are held in vitarkamudra with the left hand held in front of the chest and the right hand resting on the knee, the left arm holding the ends of a lotus stem. The graceful figure wears an elegantly draped dhoti secured with a beaded, festoon-hung sash, beaded necklaces, armlets, large circular earrings and. The figure is richly gilded, and the base is sealed with a plate inscribed with a double vajra.