KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

The goddess Guanyin, also known as the bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, was one of the most popular figures around the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, a period in which the sculptural style of images of Guanyin was expanded. Elements such as the draperies on the robe swept gracefully to one side on the base, can be connected to styles popular with late-Ming and early-Qing paintings depicting buddhist figures.