A pair of Antique carved Chinese Green Nephrite Guanyin (Guan Yin), the Goddess of Mercy. The pair are from the Fujian Province in S.E. China. Both are wearing Tang Hanfu. One is carrying a basket of fish in her left hand and the other a willow or scroll in her right hand. A popular image of Guanyin as both Guanyin of the South Sea and Guanyin with a Fish Basket can be seen in late 16th-century Chinese encyclopedias and in prints that accompany the novel Golden Lotus. Both are older and have minor age related nicks to robe bottoms. One has the head glued on and both have old fissure/veins. The both have ornate carved ocean wave fitted bases. They measure 2.50"x2"x8" tall without the base and 9" tall in the bases. They weigh 3 pds 6 oz. combined. PROVENANCE: The Estate of Sumner Pingree Jr, Brays Island Plantation, SC.

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