Chinese Painted Wood Seated Guanyin Statue Material - Cedar Wood or a decorative accent

or a decorative accent

This beautifully soft handpainted shawl from Kolkata India is crafted from a luxurious blend of cotton and silk

118 x 52 x 72 (wxdxh cms)

Choksars (as with antique Mongolian and Tibetan furniture in general) are becoming increasingly rare

Chinese Painted Wood Seated Guanyin Statue Material - Cedar Wood or a decorative accentThis Guanyin sitting above a lotus plant in what is known as the "lotus position." This statue been given an aged effect and has traces of paint, but is in fact a museum quality reproduction hand made in China. Guanyin is the Buddhist bodhisattva associated with compassion and equivalent to Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. Although originally recorded as living on Mount Potalaka, Guanyin is a prominent figure throughout East Asia. Each culture has an